Quota

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: quo=ta

CIDE DICTIONARY

Quota, n. [LL., fr. L. quota (sc. pars), fr. quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, fr. quot how many, akin to quis, qui, who: cf. It. quota a share. See Who.].

•  A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.  Motley.  [1913 Webster]
•  a share of effort required to be performed, or a share of resources required to be contributed to some common purpose.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Quota, n.
1 the share that an individual person or company is bound to contribute to or entitled to receive from a total.
2 a quantity of goods etc. which under official controls must be manufactured, exported, imported, etc.
3 the number of yearly immigrants allowed to enter a country, students allowed to enrol for a course, etc.

Etymology

med.L quota (pars) how great (a part), fem. of quotus f. quot how many

THESAURUS

Quota

adjunct, allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, arithmetical proportion, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, budget, chunk, commission, component, contingent, continued fraction, cross section, cut, deal, destiny, detachment, detail, divide, dividend, division, divvy, dole, end, equal share, equity, fate, fraction, geometric ratio, half, halver, harmonic proportion, helping, improper fraction, installment, interest, item, lot, measure, meed, mess, modicum, moiety, parcel, part, particular, percent, percentage, piece, portion, proportion, prorate, quadrant, quantum, quarter, quotum, rake-off, random sample, rate, ratio, ration, remainder, rule of three, sample, sampling, section, sector, segment, share, shift, slice, small share, stake, stock, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies

ROGET THESAURUS

Quota

Apportionment

N apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointment, appropriation, dispensation, distribution, division, deal, repartition, partition, administration, dividend, portion, contingent, share, allotment, fair share, allocation, lot, measure, dose, dole, meed, pittance, quantum, ration, ratio, proportion, quota, modicum, mess, allowance, suerte, apportioning, respective, respectively, each to each.

Expenditure

N expenditure, money going out, out goings, out lay, expenses, disbursement, prime cost, circulation, run upon a bank, payment, pay, bribe, fee, footing, garnish, subsidy, tribute, contingent, quota, donation, pay in advance, earnest, handsel, deposit, installment, investment, purchase, expending, expended, sumptuary, vectigalia nervos esse reipublicae.