quota
Americannoun
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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.
- Synonyms:
- allocation, apportionment, allotment
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a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity.
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the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.
noun
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the proportional share or part of a whole that is due from, due to, or allocated to a person or group
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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
Etymology
Origin of quota
1660–70; < Medieval Latin, short for Latin quota pars how great a part?
Example Sentences
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The group had been increasing their production quotas through most of last year, but paused those increases for the first quarter of 2026 due to concerns about a global supply surplus.
From MarketWatch
The official fiscal deficit in 2026 will probably stay at 4% of GDP and quotas for local government bond issuance are likely to remain broadly unchanged too.
The group had been raising their production quotas for most of last year, but paused those increases for the first quarter of 2026 on the heels of expectations for a global oil supply surplus.
From MarketWatch
There has been speculation that members may resume production increases starting in April, he said, after the group decided to leave output quotas unchanged for the first quarter of 2026.
From MarketWatch
Many warn, however, that only about half of any quota increase typically translates into actual output, as some members face capacity constraints.
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