Associations to the word «Quota»

Wiktionary

QUOTA, noun. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
QUOTA, noun. A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
QUOTA, noun. (business) (economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

Dictionary definition

QUOTA, noun. A prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month".
QUOTA, noun. A proportional share assigned to each participant.
QUOTA, noun. A limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis