quota
pronunciation
How to pronounce quota in British English:
UK [ˈkwəʊtə]
How to pronounce quota in American English:
US [ˈkwoʊtə]
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- Noun:
- a prescribed number
- a proportional share assigned to each participant
- a limitation on imports
Word Origin
- quota (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.
Synonym
Example
- 1. So what should the quota be this year ?
- 2. Boy do we need other things to fill our worry quota .
- 3. Firms that pollute beyond their quota must buy credits .
- 4. That quota proved impossible to enforce .
- 5. Industry websites show only a quarter of this year 's initial quota has been used so far .