quota /kwōˈtə/

1. A proportional share, a part assigned
2. A regulated quantity of goods allowed by a government to be manufactured, exported, imported, etc
3. A regulated number of immigrants allowed into a country per year, students allowed to enrol for a course, fish allowed to be caught, etc

quoˈta-hopper noun

quoˈta-hopping noun

The practice of registering a fishing vessel in a port of another country in order to use the fish quota of that country

quota immigrant noun

An immigrant (to the USA) admitted as one of the yearly quota allowed to his or her country of origin, as opposed to a non-quota immigrant (eg as child or spouse of a resident citizen)

quota quickie noun

A quickly-produced, low-budget, poor-quality film made in Britain (but usu US-financed) in the 1920s and 30s to exploit a government measure requiring UK cinemas to show a set quota of British-made films

quota sample noun

A proportional sample of people in a specific category or categories of the population defined in terms of age, sex, social class, etc

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