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Quota

//ˈkwoʊtə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
  2. 2
    a limitation on imports wordnet
  3. 3
    A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

    "The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters)."

  4. 4
    a proportional share assigned to each participant wordnet
  5. 5
    A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
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  1. 6
    a prescribed number wordnet

Etymology

From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.

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