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- DictionaryQuo·ta/ˈkwōdə/
noun
- 1. a fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute: "the county is falling short of its quota of blood donations"
Add to word list. a fixed limit on the amount of something that someone is allowed to have or is expected to do: an annual/monthly/daily quota The annual quota of 140,000 green cards is far lower than the demand. impose/introduce/set a quota This fiscal year, Congress set a quota of 65,000 visas.
A quota is a specific number of things. If a quota is placed on the total number of apples each visitor can pick at an orchard, it means that once you've picked a certain number of apples, you have to stop. Usually a quota places an upper limit on the total number or amount of some item.
3 days ago · A quota is the limited number or quantity of something which is officially allowed . A quota is a fixed maximum or minimum proportion of people from a particular group who are allowed to do something, such as come and live in a country or work for the government.
1. 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. 2. a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity. 3. the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Government, Business quo‧ta /ˈkwəʊtə $ ˈkwoʊ-/ noun [ countable] 1 an official limit on the number or amount of something that is allowed in a particular period quota on The government has imposed quotas on the export of timber.
quota. [countable] quota (on something) a limited number or amount of people or things that is officially allowed. [countable] an amount of something that somebody expects or needs to have or achieve. I'm going home now—I've done my quota of work for the day.
QUOTA meaning: 1 : an official limit on the number or amount of people or things that are allowed; 2 : a specific amount or number that is expected to be achieved.
