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quota

[ kwoh-tuh ]

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.

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  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.


quota

/ ˈ°ì·Éəʊ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. the proportional share or part of a whole that is due from, due to, or allocated to a person or group
  2. a prescribed number or quantity, as of items to be manufactured, imported, or exported, immigrants admitted to a country, or students admitted to a college
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quota1

1660–70; < Medieval Latin, short for Latin quota pars how great a part?
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quota1

C17: from Latin quota pars how big a share?, from quotus of what number
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It could lose quotas on US agricultural produce.

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In another interview, Lutnick accused India of blocking US farmers and urged it to open its agricultural market - suggesting quotas or limits as a possible approach.

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“For decades, elite colleges and universities have prioritized racial quotas over equality of opportunity, dividing Americans and discriminating against entire groups of applicants, all in the name of DEI,†the department’s announcement said.

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The World Championships in Boston is a qualifying event for the Games, with quota places up for grabs.

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The group's president Kevin Dempsey said the moved closed a system of exemptions, exclusions and quotas that allowed foreign producers to avoid tariffs.

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