Meaning of QUOTA
| Pronunciation: | | 'kwowtu
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- [n] a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"
- [n] a proportional share assigned to each participant
- [n] a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"
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| | See Also: | | allocation, allotment, import barrier, number, trade barrier | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Quo"ta\, 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. ``Quota of troops and
money.''
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