ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsQquota
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quota
Meaning: a fixed number or proportion that must be achieved or allowed
quota in a sentence
How quota is used in real sentences:
Each salesperson had to meet a monthly quota of ten new clients.
The government set a strict quota on imported steel, limiting the amount that could enter the country each year.
“Her audition email had warned that selections might be delayed while trustees debated a quota of twelve full scholarships.”
— from the passage The White Road
Synonyms for quota
Other words for quota — allotment, allocation and limit — carry the same meaning.
- allotment
- allocation
- limit
Where it comes from
From Latin quota (pars) 'how great a part'
Memory hook
QUOTA sounds like 'quote a' number — the exact number you're allowed.