quota
/ˈkwəʊ.tə/US/ˈkwoʊ.tə/
quota noun: a proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
Noun
quota (plural quotas)
- A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- Synonyms:
- allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum
- A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
- The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman...2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 30 Jan...
- Captain Olimar: 'We have to work harder on finding some truly valuable treasures. The sooner we hit our quota, the sooner I can get back to my wife and kids on Hocotate.'2020 October 30, "Olimar's Assignment", in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, day 3: River
- A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
quota meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
quota in Hindi
- quota
- कोटा koṭā
quota in Tamil
- பங்கு, ஒதுக்கீடு, பங்கு அளவு
quota in Urdu
- حد رسدی, حصہ, نصیب
quota in Bengali
- proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
- কোটা kōṭa
- prescribed number or percentage
- কোটা kōṭa
More languagesFewer languages
- quota in Malayalam
- നിശ്ചിത വീതം, പങ്ക്, അംശം
- quota in Kannada
- ಪಾಲು, ಪಸುಗೆ, ಹಸುಗೆ, ದೇಯಾಂಶ
- quota in Punjabi
- ਕੋਟੇ
- quota in Gujarati
- ક્વોટા, ક્વૉટા
- quota in Nepali
- क्वोटा
- quota in Tagalog
- kota, kwota
- quota in Arabic
- حِصَّة ḥiṣṣa, سَهْم sahm, نِسْبَة nisba, نَصِيب مُقَرَّر naṣīb muqarrar
- quota in Persian
- سهم sahm, سهمیه sahmiye
Examples of quota in a sentence
- It attempted to impose quotas and move the industry toward something more sustainable.
- He maintained a weekly girlfriend quota that, for others, would have been a lifetime achievement.
- The municipal council assigned food quotas to each section and family contributions within sections.
Synonyms of quota
Forms of quota
| plural | quotas |
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Origin of quota
From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.
Words formed from quota
Phrases with quota
Words that rhyme with quota
Questions about quota
- What does quota mean?
- Quota means a proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- What is quota in Hindi?
- Quota in Hindi is कोटा (koṭā). See Quota meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is quota?
- Quota is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quota?
- Quota is pronounced /ˈkwəʊ.tə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of quota?
- The plural of quota is quotas.
Words near quota in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quota (page history and authors); कोटा (Hindi) (page history and authors); quota (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quota (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quota (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quota (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quota (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quota (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quota (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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