quota

quo·ta  (kwt)

n.

1. A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.

2. A production assignment.

3.

a. A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting or designated as an upper limit: a country with strict annual immigration quotas.

b. A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting a required or targeted minimum: a system of quotas for hiring minority applicants.

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[Medieval Latin, from Latin quota (pars), how large (a part), feminine of quotus, of what number; see quote.]

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quota [ˈkwəʊtə]

n

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

[from Latin quota pars how big a share?, from quotus of what number]

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Quota part of a share that is due or ought to be contributed.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quota - a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month" number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
	2.	quota - a proportional share assigned to each participant allocation, allotment - a share set aside for a specific purpose
	3.	quota - a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated" import barrier, trade barrier - any regulation or policy that restricts international trade

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quota

noun share, allowance, ration, allocation, part, cut (informal), limit, proportion, slice, quantity, portion, assignment, whack (informal), dispensation The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.

Translations

quota [ˈkwəʊtə]

A. N (gen) → cuota f (Comm etc) → cupo m, contingente m; [of production] → cuota f, cupo m
a fixed quota → un cupo fijo
import quota → cupo m de importación
I've done my quota of chores → he hecho mi parte de las tareas
I didn't get my full quota of sleep last night → anoche no dormí las horas que necesito

B. CPD quota system N → sistema m de cuotas

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quota [ˈkwəʊtə] n

(= number or quantity allowed) → quota m
production quotas → quotas mpl de production
the quota of four tickets per person → un maximum de quatre billets par personne

(= share) → part f
They have the usual quota of human weaknesses → Ils ont leur part de faiblesses, comme tout le monde.
quota system n → système m de quotas

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quota

n

(of work) → Pensum nt

(= permitted amount) → Quantum nt; (= share allotted) → Anteil m; (of goods) → Kontingent nt; to fix or impose a quota on something → etw kontingentieren; the quota of immigrants allowed into the country → die zugelassene Einwanderungsquote; import quota → Einfuhrkontingent nt

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quota [ˈkwəʊtə] n → quota

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quota

n quota [ˈkwəutə]

the part, share or amount allotted to each member of a group etc. kwota, aandeel حِصَّه квота kvóta, podíl kvote die Quote μερίδιο, ποσοστό, ποσό που αναλογεί σε κάθε μέλος μιας ομάδας cuota kvoot سهمیه osuus quota; quote-part מִכסָה यथांश, नियतांश kvota hányad, kvóta kuota kvóti, hluti quota 割当て 몫, 할당 dalis, kvota kvota kuota quotum kvote, tildeling, andel udział, kontyngent parcela cotă (‑parte) квота kvóta delež kvota kvot โควตา pay, hisse 配額 частка, квота مقررہ حصہ جو کسی جماعت کے ہر فرد کے لۓ متعین ہو hạn ngạch 分配额

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quota → نصيب příděl kvote Anteil μερτικό cuota kiintiö quota kvota quota 割当て 할당량 quota kvote kwota cota, quota квота kvot ส่วนที่กำหนดให้ kota chỉ tiêu 配额