quota

American  

[kwoh-tuh] / ˈkwoʊ tə /

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.

   Synonyms:

   allocation, apportionment, allotment

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.

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quota British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of quota

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

Example Sentences

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday there are no plans for such a deal and explained that a recent trade agreement between Canada and China was merely to resolve some tariff quota issues.

From MarketWatch

The group concedes that “restrictions such as quota limitations and residual tariffs…will limit the potential benefit to some extent.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the deal, India will benefit from a duty-free quota of 1.6 million tonnes, and New Delhi will relinquish its retaliation rights under the World Trade Organization, a senior EU official said.

From Barron's

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday there are no plans for such a deal, and said a recent trade agreement between Canada and China was merely to resolve some tariff quota issues.

From MarketWatch

European nations by and large tried to recover by propping up their filmmakers with quotas and subsidies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• allocation
• allotment
• allowance
• measure