Quota Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of quota · 1 : a proportional part or share especially : the share or proportion assigned to each in a division or to each member of a body · 2 : the ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut quota noun SaveWord quo·​ta |\ˈkwō-tə \ Definitionofquota 1 :aproportionalpartorshare especially :theshareorproportionassignedtoeachinadivisionortoeachmemberofabody 2 :thenumberoramountconstitutingaproportionalshare 3 :afixednumberorpercentageofminoritygroupmembersorwomenneededtomeettherequirementsofaffirmativeaction Synonyms ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutquota Synonymsforquota Synonyms allotment, allowance, cut, end, part, piece, portion, proportion, share, slice, take VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofquotainaSentence Theagencyimposesstrictfishingquotas. Thecompanyhasimposedquotasonhiring. Helosthisdriver'slicensebecauseheexceededthequotaoftrafficviolations. 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SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Thedeal,announcedduringtheGroupof20summitlastweekend,allowstheEuropeanUniontoexportsteelandaluminumdutyfreeuntilreachingaquotaof3.3millionmetrictonsofsteeland384,000metrictonsofaluminumayear. — JoshZumbrun,WSJ,5Nov.2021 AndthoughtheWisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResourcesrecommendedaquotaofjust130wolves,thestate'sNaturalResourcesBoardapprovedahuntof300wolves,arepresentativeforthedepartmentconfirmedtoCNN. — LeahAsmelash,CNN,22Sep.2021 TheOjibwe'srequestmirrorslanguagetheDNRusedinAugustdefendingaquotaof130wolves. — PaulA.Smith,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,18Sep.2021 OnAugust11theWisconsinNaturalResourcesBoard,whichsetsnaturalresourcespolicyforthestate,approvedaquotaofupto300additionalwolvestobehuntedinthefallseason,startingonNovember6. — TessJoosse,ScientificAmerican,7Sep.2021 Inordertoreceivetheirfullsalaries,porterswereobligatedtomeetaquotaofeither400hoursor11,000milespermonth. — CondéNastTraveler,7Sep.2021 ThedepartmentconcludedthattheimpactoftheFebruaryhuntisstillunclearandaquotaof135-140animalsprobablywouldn’tresultinaoverallpopulationreduction. — FoxNews,11Aug.2021 ThedepartmentconcludedthattheimpactoftheFebruaryhuntisstillunclearandaquotaof135-140animalsprobablywouldn'tresultinaoverallpopulationreduction. — ToddRichmond,ajc,11Aug.2021 ThispastFebruary,followingthefederaldelisting,thestateissued2,380permitsandaquotaof119kills. — EleanorCummins,TheNewRepublic,2Aug.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'quota.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofquota 1618,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforquota MedievalLatin,fromLatinquotaparshowgreatapart LearnMoreAboutquota Sharequota PosttheDefinitionofquotatoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofquotaonTwitter TimeTravelerforquota Thefirstknownuseofquotawas in1618 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearquota quot quota quotable SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforquota LastUpdated 19Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Quota.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quota.Accessed27Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforquota quota noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofquota :anofficiallimitonthenumberoramountofpeopleorthingsthatareallowed :aspecificamountornumberthatisexpectedtobeachieved SeethefulldefinitionforquotaintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary quota noun quo·​ta |\ˈkwō-tə \ KidsDefinitionofquota 1 :alimitonthenumberoramountofpeopleorthingsthatareallowed aquotaonimportedgoods 2 :ashareassignedtoeachmemberofagroup Eachcolonyreceiveditsquotaoftroops. 3 :aspecificamountornumberofthingsthatisexpectedtobeachieved Shesoldherquotaofcandybars. quota noun quo·​ta |\ˈkwō-tə \ Legal Definitionofquota 1 :aproportionalpartorshareassignedtoeachinabody 2 :aspecificamountthatservesasaminimumormaximum alawagainsttrafficticketquotas HistoryandEtymologyforquota MedievalLatin,fromLatinquotaparshowgreatapart MorefromMerriam-Websteronquota Nglish:TranslationofquotaforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofquotaforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutquota WORDOFTHEDAY commensurate SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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