quota

  • 11quota — has the plural form quotas …

    Modern English usage

  • 12quota — [n] portion allotted to something allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, assignment, bite, chunk, cut, division, divvy*, end, lot, measure, meed, part, partage, percentage, piece, piece of action*, proportion, quantum, ration, share,… …

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  • 13quota — also: import quota Puts limits on the quantity of certain products that can be legally imported into a particular country during a particular time frame. There is a Fixed quota, which is a maximum quantity not to be exceeded, and tariff rate… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 14quota — quò·ta s.f. 1. CO somma che ciascun membro di un gruppo di persone aventi un interesse comune deve pagare o riscuotere: versare, pagare la propria quota; quota associativa; la quota di partecipazione alla cena è di 60.000 lire | contributo… …

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  • 15quota — quo|ta [ˈkwəutə US ˈkwou ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: Latin quota pars how large a part ] 1.) an official limit on the number or amount of something that is allowed in a particular period quota on ▪ The government has imposed… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16quota — 01. We caught our [quota] of fish for the day in the first two hours so then we had to stop. 02. He exceeded his [quota] of clams when he went clam digging at the beach, so he had to pay a fine. 03. Every salesman has a minimum [quota] of cars he …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17quota */*/ — UK [ˈkwəʊtə] / US [ˈkwoʊtə] noun [countable] Word forms quota : singular quota plural quotas 1) economics an amount of something that someone is officially allowed to have or do The government is planning to introduce quotas on sugar production.… …

    English dictionary

  • 18quota — /kwoh teuh/, n. 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. 2. a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity. 3. the number or… …

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  • 19quota — n. 1) to assign, establish, fix, set a quota 2) to fill, fulfill, meet a quota 3) to exceed one s quota 4) an import; production; racial quota * * * [ kwəʊtə] establish fix. set a quota fulfill meet a quota production …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 20quota — {{hw}}{{quota}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Parte di una somma dovuta o spettante a ciascuno in una ripartizione: ricevere la propria –q. 2 (dir.) Ciascuna delle parti di un bene spettante a ciascuno degli aventi diritto: quota di partecipazione dei soci a una …

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