quota
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin quota, from Latin quota pars.
[edit] Noun
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quota (plural quotas)
- A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
- (business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
[edit] Synonyms
- (proportional part): allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum
[edit] Translations
proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
prescribed number or percentage
form of protectionism
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
quota f. (plural quote)
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[edit] Verb
quota
- Third-person singular present tense of quotare.
- Second-person singular imperative of quotare.