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单词 quotas
释义

quota

noun

quo·​ta ˈkwō-tə How to pronounce quota (audio)
1
: a proportional part or share
especially : the share or proportion assigned to each in a division or to each member of a body
2
: the number or amount constituting a proportional share
3
: a fixed number or percentage of minority group members or women needed to meet the requirements of affirmative action

Synonyms

  • allotment
  • allowance
  • cut
  • end
  • part
  • piece
  • portion
  • proportion
  • share
  • slice
  • take
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Example Sentences

The agency imposes strict fishing quotas. The company has imposed quotas on hiring. He lost his driver's license because he exceeded the quota of traffic violations. The department set new sales quotas in January.
Recent Examples on the Web China places a quota on the number of overseas movies that can be shown in domestic movie theaters. Reuters, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2022 Selection of the Presidential Scholars is guided by a quota. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 14 May 2022 The project was something that Zauner had strayed away from for a long time in fear that her story and identity as Korean-American would, to some extent, would be popularized due to a diversity quota over merit. James Dinh, Billboard, 10 May 2022 At least those ignorant public servants introduce Suze and JB to Mr. Blin (Nicolas Marié), a blind archivist hired to fill a diversity quota. Mark Keizer, Variety, 24 Dec. 2021 Some members of the three-judge panel hearing Monday’s arguments voiced skepticism of whether Nasdaq’s rule amounted to a racial or gender quota. Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 China places a quota on the number of overseas movies that can be shown in domestic movie theaters. Reuters, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2022 China places a quota on the number of overseas movies that can be shown in domestic movie theaters. Reuters, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 After intense negotiations, the U.S. requested a special meeting later in that same year where a quota was revised from zero to 12 landed bowhead whales. Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin quota pars how great a part

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

quota

noun

quo·​ta ˈkwō-tə How to pronounce quota (audio)
1
: a limit on the number or amount of people or things that are allowed
a quota on imported goods
2
: a share assigned to each member of a group
Each colony received its quota of troops.
3
: a specific amount or number of things that is expected to be achieved
She sold her quota of candy bars.

Legal Definition

quota

noun

quo·​ta ˈkwō-tə How to pronounce quota (audio)
1
: a proportional part or share assigned to each in a body
2
: a specific amount that serves as a minimum or maximum
a law against traffic ticket quotas

History and Etymology for quota

Medieval Latin, from Latin quota pars how great a part

quotas

noun

plural of quota
as in shares
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • shares
  • portions
  • percentages
  • allowances
  • parts
  • proportions
  • allotments
  • pieces
  • cuts
  • slices
  • rations
  • takes
  • pieces of the action
  • ends
  • commissions
  • members
  • partitions
  • sections
  • segments
  • lots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • compounds
  • totals
  • sums
  • aggregates
  • pools
  • composites
  • totalities
  • wholes
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