Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
- noun A production assignment.
- noun A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting or designated as an upper limit.
- noun A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting a required or targeted minimum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each; any required or proportionate single contribution to a total sum, number, or quantity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- noun a share of effort required to be performed, or a share of resources required to be contributed to some common purpose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A proportional
part or share; the share or proportionassigned to each in a division. - noun A
prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal. - noun business, economics A restriction on the
import of something to a specific quantity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a proportional share assigned to each participant
- noun a prescribed number
- noun a limitation on imports
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Sometimes only a certain quota is allowed to be taken and then there is more conflict.
Endangered Species Vs Cultural Tradition « Colleen Anderson 2009
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For example if his ten reps have all been on board for 6 months and the annual quota is 1M Usd, then we should have 2. 5M/quarter in quota laid off and we should expect 2. 5M X .70 = 1. 750M.
The Secret SAAS Spyder Move. Ben Barren 2007
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Then I asked her if she'd ever been in a band before, but I guess she'd used up her word quota for the year because she just nodded and took off.
Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer Jen Sincero 2002
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Then I asked her if she'd ever been in a band before, but I guess she'd used up her word quota for the year because she just nodded and took off.
Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer Jen Sincero 2002
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Then I asked her if she'd ever been in a band before, but I guess she'd used up her word quota for the year because she just nodded and took off.
Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer Jen Sincero 2002
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And on top of that, the quota is there so that they dont overfish and the alaskan king crab becomes extinct, i live in north pole alaska about 10min from fairbanks and ive been to dutch harbor, talked to the factory worker and all that.
Fishing In Alaska 2006
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"They never use the word 'quota,' but the supervisors tell you what your beat is 'expected to produce' " in numbers of violations, explains the former PPA worker.
Phillies Zone 2011
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The "quota" is that proportion of the votes which necessarily secures the election of a candidate.
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I know some people really aren't into the whole demonstrating in front of others or doing events or workshops, but that's the beauty of Stampin 'Up. The sales quota is just $300 every three months ... just $25 a week!
Back in the game again jpitta 2009
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This won't be a massacre if the quota is held to, which it should be.
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