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quota (kwōtə)

noun

  1. a share or proportion which each of a number is called upon to contribute, or which is assigned to each; proportional share
  2. ☆ the number or proportion that is allowed or admitted immigration quotas

Etymology: ML, short for L quota pars, how large a part: fem. of quotus: see quote

quota Synonyms

quota

n.

portion, allowance, ration; see share.

quota Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • allocate: The course has been allocated a quota of studentships by the EPSRC.
  • allot: Every user has been allotted a quota depending on their course requirements.
  • exceed: The total size of all mail messages stored on the server must not exceed the quota.
  • impose: There are better ways for the industry to convince the radio stations than to impose quotas on them.
  • fulfill: These landlords could find themselves targeted just to fulfill quotas.
  • assign: Subjects accepted A broad range of research and taught courses with a quota assigned for each ( see website for full details ).

Adjective modifier

  • electoral: Seats would be allocated by dividing the number of votes cast for a party by the electoral quota.
  • tradable: An alternative approach might be to use domestic tradable quotas ( DTQs ).
  • strict: In October there were queues outside the Hilda Quick hide most days, with a strict time quota for the watchers.

Modifies a noun

  • quickie: The quota quickies were a place where you learned your craft, really, weren't they?
  • studentship: These quota studentships are available for the 1 + 3 mode of entry.
  • -v: Why does the system complain I'm over quota when " quota -v " claims I have no quota imposed?
  • allocation: From the 1999 harvest, tobacco growers wishing to leave the sector must offer their quota allocation to other producers.
  • sample: To solve this problem, researchers resort to either quota samples or random samples.

Noun used with modifier

  • haddock: And he claimed one serious defect of the plan was that the haddock quota may never be caught.
  • milk: The farm is being offered with or without its milk quota on an initial 10 year Farm Business Tenancy.
  • filestore: If you exceed your filestore quota you will be unable to save any new work until you reduce your quota usage.
  • filespace: See How do I apply for an increase to my Hermes filespace quota?
  • mailbox: Mailbox size quota Mailbox quotas will be applied, initially at very high values, reducing to a sensible limit over time.
  • suckler: Partnership X3 had been set up as a completely separate business which had purchased sheep and suckler cow quota.

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