Definition of Quota. Meaning of Quota. Synonyms of Quota

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Definition of Quota

Quota
Quota Quo"ta, n. [LL., fr. L. quota (sc. pars), fr. quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, fr. quot how many, akin to quis, qui, who: cf. It. quota a share. See Who.] A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. ``Quota of troops and money.'

Meaning of Quota from wikipedia

- Sharing Quota, an economic system used in Canadian agriculture Milk quota, a quota on milk production in Europe Individual fishing quota, a quota on allowable...
- Quotaism is the concept of organizing society by a quota system, whether by racial, gender, language or another demographic attribute. Examples of quotas...
- Union Government and the States and Territories of India to set reserved quotas or seats, at particular percentage in Education Admissions, Employments...
- An import quota is a type of trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period...
- In the study of electoral systems, the Droop quota (sometimes called the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota) is the minimum number of votes needed for a party or...
- An electoral quota is an election threshold. Types of electoral quotas: Hare quota Droop quota Imperiali quota Hagenbach-Bischoff quota This disambiguation...
- A Jewish quota was a discriminatory racial quota designed to limit or deny access for Jews to various institutions. Such quotas were widespread in the...
- annual quota of any nationality from 3% of their 1910 po****tion, per the Emergency Quota Act of 1921, to 2% as recorded in the 1890 census; a new quota was...
- Screen quotas are a legislated policy that enforces a minimum number of screening days of domestic films in the theater each year to protect the nation's...
- A gender quota is a quota used by countries and parties to increase women's representation or substantive equality based on gender in legislatures. Women...