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noun
1.
the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
2.
a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity.
3.
the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.
Origin:
1660–70; < Medieval Latin, short for Latin quota pars how great a part?
1660–70; < Medieval Latin, short for Latin quota pars how great a part?
Synonyms
1. allotment, apportionment, allocation.
1. allotment, apportionment, allocation.
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quota
1668, from M.L. quota, from L. quota pars "how large a part," from quota, fem. sing. of quotus "which, what number (in sequence)." See quote. Earliest ref. is to contributions of soldiers or supplies levied from a town or district; immigration sense is from 1921.
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