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quo⋅ta

  [kwoh-tuh]
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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; < ML, short for L quota pars how great a part?

Synonyms:
1. allotment, apportionment, allocation.
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quo·ta   (kwō'tə)   
n.  
  1. A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
  2. A production assignment.
    1. A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting or designated as an upper limit: a country with strict annual immigration quotas.
    2. A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting a required or targeted minimum: a system of quotas for hiring minority applicants.

[Medieval Latin, from Latin quota (pars), how large (a part), feminine of quotus, of what number; see quote.]
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Quota

Quo"ta\, n. [LL., fr. L. quota (sc. pars), fr. quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, fr. quot how many, akin to quis, qui, who: cf. It. quota a share. See Who.] A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. "Quota of troops and money." --Motley.
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Language Translation for : quota
Spanish: cuota,
German: die Quote,
Japanese: 割当て
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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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Quota

In the context of international trade, this is a limit put on the amount of a specific good that can be imported.

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Quotas are used to prevent other countries from "dumping."

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See also: Dumping, Import, Protectionism, Tariffs

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quota

A maximum or minimum limit on quantity. Applied to imports, a quota designates the maximum quantity of a product that may be brought into a country during a specified period of time. Quotas can have significant impact on certain industries and companies. The establishment of a quota or a change in an existing quota can influence the price of the affected firm's securities. See also tariff, trigger price.

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Main Entry: quo·ta
Pronunciation: 'kwO-t&
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin quota pars how great a part
1 : a proportional part or share assigned to each in a body
2 : a specific amount that serves as a minimum or maximum quotas>
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