quota

[ kwoh-tuh ]
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noun
  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.

  1. 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

1
1660–70; <Medieval Latin, short for Latin quota pars how great a part?

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quota

/ (ˈkwəʊtə) /


noun
  1. the proportional share or part of a whole that is due from, due to, or allocated to a person or group

  2. a prescribed number or quantity, as of items to be manufactured, imported, or exported, immigrants admitted to a country, or students admitted to a college

Origin of quota

1
C17: from Latin quota pars how big a share?, from quotus of what number

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