Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quota"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.''
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quota
n 1: a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for
the month"
2: a proportional share assigned to each participant
3: a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was
negotiated"
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