as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
you need to meet your sales quota, or you'll be put on probation
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Recent Examples of quota
Without any deliberate policy, or quota on our side, our hearts and our choices led us naturally towards a very powerful and strong cinema carried by women.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Legal scholars and historians say the act further cemented racial and ethnic immigration quotas which were already part of the American system.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
In the 1980s, Japanese automakers responded to U.S. import quotas not by withdrawing but by building plants in the United States.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
Less than two months after its declaration, Reuters reported that police were scrambling to meet the daily arrest quotas their higher-ups imposed.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Legal scholars and historians say the act further cemented racial and ethnic immigration quotas which were already part of the American system.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
In the 1980s, Japanese automakers responded to U.S. import quotas not by withdrawing but by building plants in the United States.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
Less than two months after its declaration, Reuters reported that police were scrambling to meet the daily arrest quotas their higher-ups imposed.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quota
Noun
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Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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Washington returned its portion of its $33 million settlement to its Medicaid Fraud Penalty Account.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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However, the Canadians are doing less, which forces the U.S. to take on a greater share of the responsibility.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ludvig Aberg, a runner-up in his Masters debut a year ago, suddenly had a share of the lead when McIlroy fell apart on the middle of the back nine.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Their appeal is one of three religious rights cases the Supreme Court is deciding in the coming weeks, and could be part of a recent trend of the court siding with religious rights advocates.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Three-point shooting is also a strength for the Cavaliers, finishing the regular season with the NBA’s second-best team three-point shooting percentage at 38.3 percent while taking the fourth-most threes in the league at 41.5 per game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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However, when measured as a percentage of the state’s average household income, Idaho residents spent more on groceries than people in any other state in the country.—
Daniel Schrager,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of China’s choice, a greater proportion of U.S. conventional forces would be left to respond.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Most of the apartment’s large prewar proportions remain the same, though the galley kitchen has been updated.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
21 Apr. 2025
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Members, who receive a living allowance and have basic expenses covered, would be paid through the end of April, according to the memo.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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The program has different investment thresholds with different allowances.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The education policy nonprofit acknowledged progress with basic allotment increase, special education formula updates and bilingual student funding.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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That's an especially big caveat for subscribers to the faster Fusion plan, which is still subject to the same data allotments.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Quota.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quota. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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