Dictionary

quota en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈkwoʊ.ɾə] (Canada, US)
• /ˈkwəʉ.tə/ (Australia)
• /ˈkwəʊ.tə/ (UK)
• /ˈkwɐʉ.tə/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkwɐʉ.ɾə] (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkwəʉ.ɾə] (Australia)
• /ˈk(w)oʈɑ/ (South-Asia)
• /ˈkwoʊ.tə/ (Canada, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.

Meanings

1. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
2. A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
   • Captain Olimar: 'We have to work harder on finding some truly valuable treasures. The sooner we hit our quota, the sooner I can get back to my wife and kids on Hocotate.' 2020 October 30, "Olimar's Assignment", in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, day 3: River
   • The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters). 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2013:
   • The UAE’s decision had been rumored as a possibility for some time, as it pushed back in recent years against OPEC production quotas it felt had been too low — meaning it wasn’t able to sell as much oil to the world as it had wanted. 2026 April 28, Jon Gambrell, “United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel”, in AP News, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2026:
3. A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

Forms

Deriveds

quota refugee · nonquota · quota-hopping · quota quickie · quotalike · quotaless · quotaism · antiquota

Relateds

numerus clausus

Synonyms

quotum (proportional part) · allocation (proportional part) · allotment (proportional part) · apportionment (proportional part)

Translations (100)

ko 쿼터 (prescribed number or percentage) · fa سهمیه (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · bn কোটা (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · nl quotum (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · de (gleiche) Teilmenge (prescribed number or percentage) · de Kontingent (form of protectionism) · cmn 配額 /配额 (prescribed number or percentage) · nb kvote (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · ru до́ля (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · ota حصه (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · tl kota (prescribed number or percentage) · hu hányad (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · fi kiintiö (prescribed number or percentage) · es contingente (form of protectionism) · pt cota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · pt quota (form of protectionism) · tr kontenjan (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · hu kvóta (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · hil kuota (form of protectionism) · sv andel (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · yi קוואָטע (prescribed number or percentage) · fi kiintiö (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · fa سهم (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · sv importkvot (form of protectionism) · da kvote (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · de Quote (form of protectionism) · hu korlát (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · de Anteil (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · ru кво́та (form of protectionism) · ja 割り当て (prescribed number or percentage) · ka კვოტა (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · de Zuteilung (form of protectionism) · sv kvot (prescribed number or percentage) · fa سهم (prescribed number or percentage) · cs kvóta (form of protectionism) · nn kvote (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · gl cota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · hu kontingens (form of protectionism) · pl przydział (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · hil kuota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · nb kvote (prescribed number or percentage) · bg квота (form of protectionism) · fr quota (form of protectionism) · ja クォータ (prescribed number or percentage) · ga cuóta (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · hu limit (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · hu kvóta (prescribed number or percentage) · it quota (prescribed number or percentage) · bg норма (prescribed number or percentage) · it contingente (form of protectionism) · ar سَهْم (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · nn kvote (prescribed number or percentage) · nan-hbl khò͘-tah (prescribed number or percentage) · bg квота (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · nl quotum (prescribed number or percentage) · hu szükséges számarány/szavazatarány (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · pl norma (prescribed number or percentage) · ru ограниче́ние (form of protectionism) · la pensum (prescribed number or percentage) · ar نَصِيب مُقَرَّر (prescribed number or percentage) · sv kvot (form of protectionism) · de Beschränkung (form of protectionism) · de Teilmenge (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · la quota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · cs kvóta (prescribed number or percentage) · bn কোটা (prescribed number or percentage) · es cuota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · ar نِسْبَة (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · es cuota de importación (form of protectionism) · ko 할당량 (prescribed number or percentage) · de Quote (prescribed number or percentage) · pt quota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · hu kvóta (form of protectionism) · hu irányszám (prescribed number or percentage) · hu keretszám (prescribed number or percentage) · tr kota (prescribed number or percentage) · arz كُوتَة (prescribed number or percentage) · cs kvóta (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · ro cotă (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · ar حِصَّة (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · yi קוואָטע (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · ja 割当 (prescribed number or percentage) · ar حِصَّة (prescribed number or percentage) · scn còtima (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · pl dola (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · de Quote (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · pl kontyngent (form of protectionism) · ar حِصَّة مُخَصَّصَة (prescribed number or percentage) · ru кво́та (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · fi kiintiö (form of protectionism) · ka წილი (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · tl kwota (prescribed number or percentage) · hil kuota (prescribed number or percentage) · ru но́рма (prescribed number or percentage) · ru кво́та (prescribed number or percentage) · hu részesedés (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · de Kontingent (prescribed number or percentage) · hu kontingens (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) · yi קוואָטע (form of protectionism) · sv kvot (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division)