Quota
[kwoh-tuh] /ˈkwoʊ tə/
noun
1.
the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
2.
a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity.
3.
the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.
/ˈkwəʊtə/
noun
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
n.
1660s, from Medieval Latin quota, from Latin quota pars “how large a part,” from quota, fem. singular of quotus “which, what number (in sequence);” see quote (v.). Earliest reference is to contributions of soldiers or supplies levied from a town or district; immigration sense is from 1921.
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