Definitions for quotaˈkwoʊ tə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quo•taˈkwoʊ tə(n.)
the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity.
the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.
Origin of quota:
1660–70; < ML, short for L quota pars how great a part?
Princeton's WordNet
quota(noun)
a prescribed number
"all the salesmen met their quota for the month"
quota(noun)
a proportional share assigned to each participant
quota(noun)
a limitation on imports
"the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
quota(noun)ˈkwoʊ tə
an allowed amount; = allocation, ration
to exceed their quota of duty-free goods
Wiktionary
quota(Noun)
A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
quota(Noun)
A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
quota(Noun)
A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
quota(Noun)
Plural form of quotum.
Webster Dictionary
Quota(noun)
a proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Translations for quota
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quota(noun)
the part, share or amount allotted to each member of a group etc.
- kwota, aandeelAfrikaans

- حِصَّهArabic

- квотаBulgarian

- cotaPortuguese (BR)

- kvóta, podílCzech

- die QuoteGerman

- kvoteDanish

- μερίδιο, ποσοστό, ποσό που αναλογεί σε κάθε μέλος μιας ομάδαςGreek

- cuotaSpanish

- kvootEstonian

- سهمیهFarsi

- kiintiöFinnish

- quota; quote-partFrench

- מִכסָהHebrew

- यथांश, नियतांशHindi

- kvotaCroatian

- hányad, kvótaHungarian

- kuotaIndonesian

- kvóti, hlutiIcelandic

- quotaItalian

- 割当てJapanese

- 몫, 할당Korean

- dalis, kvotaLithuanian

- kvotaLatvian

- kuotaMalay

- quotumDutch

- kvote, tildeling, andelNorwegian

- udział, kontyngentPolish

- سهمیهPersian

- برخه، سهميهPashto

- parcelaPortuguese

- cotă (‑parte)Romanian

- квотаRussian

- kvótaSlovak

- deležSlovenian

- kvotaSerbian

- kvotSwedish

- โควตาThai

- pay, hisseTurkish

- 配額Chinese (Trad.)

- частка, квотаUkrainian

- مقررہ حصہ جو کسی جماعت کے ہر فرد کے لۓ متعین ہوUrdu

- hạn ngạchVietnamese

- 配额Chinese (Simp.)

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