Quota

Noun

 * 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.
 * 3)  A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

Synonyms

 * allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum

Adjectives for Quota
assigned; respective; insignificant.

Verbs for Quota
acquire—; allot—; apportion—; attain—; cede—; deal—; derive—; divide—; endow —; fulfill—; furnish—; impose—; pledge —; portion out—; present—; raise—; receive—; subscribe—; supply—; yield—.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
From quota:, from  quota pars.

Translations

 * Danish: kvote
 * Finnish: kiintiö
 * German:
 * Hiligaynon: kuota


 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: cuota
 * Swedish: andel, kvot


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 配額, 配额
 * German:


 * Hiligaynon: kuota
 * Japanese: 割当, 割り当て, クォータ
 * Russian: ,


 * German:
 * Hiligaynon: kuota


 * Swedish: importkvot, kvot

Related terms

 * numerus clausus

Anagrams

 * toqua

Noun

 * 1) share, amount, part
 * 2) fee, instalment, dues
 * 3) height, altitude, level
 * 4) depth
 * 5) quota

Derived terms

 * quotare

Verb
quota