Definitions for quota
ˈkwoʊ təquo·ta

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quotanoun

   a prescribed number

   "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"

2. quotanoun

   a proportional share assigned to each participant

3. quotanoun

   a limitation on imports

   "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quotanoun

   a share of effort required to be performed, or a share of resources required to be contributed to some common purpose.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quotanoun

   A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

2. quotanoun

   A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

3. quotanoun

   A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

4. quotanoun

   Plural form of quotum.

5. Etymology: From quota, from quota pars.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quotanoun

   A share; a proportion as assigned to each.

   Etymology: quotus, Lat.

   Scarce one in this list but engages to supply a quota of brisk young fellows, equipt with hats and feathers. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quota

   A quota is a predetermined limit or target on something, typically referring to a specific quantity or amount that can be produced, imported, acquired, or needed. This system is often used in international trade to limit the quantity of a particular commodity that can be imported or exported within a given period, in business targets for sales and production, or in immigration policies to limit the number of immigrants.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quotanoun

   a proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division

2. Etymology: [LL., fr. L. quota (sc. pars), fr. quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, fr. quot how many, akin to quis, qui, who: cf. It. quota a share. See Who.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quota

   kwō′ta, n. the part or share assigned to each.—n. Quot′ity (Carlyle), the number of individuals in a collection. [It.,—L. quotus, of what number?—quot, how many?]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quota

   A proportional part or share; or the share, part, or proportion assigned to each. “Quota of troops and money.”

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1. quota

   Song lyrics by quota -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by quota on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Allotment
   • Number
   • Trade Barrier

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quota' in Nouns Frequency: #2413

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce quota?

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How to say quota in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quota in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quota in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of quota in a Sentence

1. Democratic Rep. Al Green:

   White babies would not be treated the way these babies of color are being treated, Madam Secretary, this is about color. We've opened our doors, your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. Except we now have our quota of people of color.

2. Calvin Yang:

   I think the fact I'm Asian American plays a pretty big factor into why I was rejected, the admissions officer had -- I don't know for sure -- but either a hard or soft quota on the number of incoming Asian American students into the Harvard Class of 2025.

3. Yang Xianghua:

   With the current environment and China's relationship with the U.S., this partnership is not very sustainable, there is a quota on how much content you can import and they are subject to censorship, so can only take it step by step.

4. Lukas Erichsen:

   Indeed who would be prosecuted or fined should over 500 be killed in the next two years ? No doubt if over 500 were killed in a year then those responsible would claim they did not realize that the pod was so big until it was driven into the shallows and the dolphins killed, this new' quota' is meaningless for dolphins in the long run and has only hastily been announced as a thinly-veiled attempt to deceive both politicians and the press in the face of continued outrage over the killing of dolphins in the Faroe Islands.

5. Mario Vincent:

   We see the quota system a bit like buying a franchise from McDonald's, it ensures that you won't have 10 McDonald's within a certain population. It makes sure you will have a guaranteed market.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=quota
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=quota
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Quota
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quota
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quota
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=quota
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quota