'Quota' definitions:
Definition of 'quota'
From: WordNet
noun
A prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"
noun
A proportional share assigned to each participant
noun
A limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"
Definition of 'Quota'
From: GCIDE
- Quota \Quo"ta\ (kw[=o]"t[.a]), 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.]
- 1. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. "Quota of troops and money." --Motley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. a share of effort required to be performed, or a share of resources required to be contributed to some common purpose. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'quota'
From: Moby 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