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quota

quota

470 3.8
A fixed official limit on how much of something is allowed
  • noun
  • /ˈkwoʊtə/
translation icon : cuota
  • And now that you've met your quota, I hereby restore your greatest memory.
  • production quotas
  • import quotas
  • immigration quotas

Because they're hitting their quota, but yet you're losing money.

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Examples

Synonyms

ceiling
vsquota
110 3.7

An upper limit on the amount or number allowed

is an official fixed share or target rather than only a maximum
limitation
vsquota
63 3.5

A rule that controls how much or how many of something there can be

is a fixed official number or share rather than a general rule
allocation
vsquota
52 4.3

An amount of something given for a particular use

focuses on a fixed number or target instead of a distribution process
allotment
vsquota
  • Formal
7 5.1

An amount of something given officially for a particular purpose

is an official fixed limit or target rather than a given share

Antonyms

173 1.5

Having no end and no rules to stop it

Compounds

4.6

A required number of classes a teacher must give

How Large

limit
432 1.0
quota
470 3.8
allocation
52 4.3
allowance
97 1.7

Surface Forms

quota singular
quotas plural

Etymology

Quota comes from the Latin phrase quota pars, which means 'what part' or 'how many parts'. So a quota kept the idea of a 'share' or 'fixed amount', and today it means a set number or 'limit' allowed for something.