Synonyms for quota
ˈkwoʊ təquo·ta

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. quotanoun

   A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

   Synonyms:
   quotum, apportionment, allocation, allotment

Princeton's WordNet

1. quotanoun

   a prescribed number

   "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"

2. quotanoun

   a proportional share assigned to each participant

3. quotanoun

   a limitation on imports

   "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"

Matched Categories

1. • Allotment
   • Number
   • Trade Barrier

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. quotanoun

   Synonyms:
   portion, share, contingent, proportion, proportional part

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quotanoun

   Synonyms:
   portion, share, allotment, apportionment

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "quota":

   quotas, contingent, quotient, share, contingente, contingents, assessments, proportion, troop

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1. Leandro Liberman:

   We're not receiving our quota of dollars so we can't bring in parts, and production is seizing up.

2. Helmut Marko:

   Liberty expects a loss of $ 200-300m in revenue, and this is also transferred to the teams in a quota. That is why Formula One teams decided to take these austerity measures to make up for this loss of revenue.

3. Simon Quilty:

   We expect the Australian quota to be exhausted by October, resulting in tight supplies towards the end of the year.

4. Jan Margeson:

   It is healthy. We can’t even catch the quota, we had to find an alternative species once groundfish died years ago.

5. Democratic Rep. Al Green:

   White babies would not be treated the way these babies of color are being treated, Madam Secretary, this is about color. We've opened our doors, your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. Except we now have our quota of people of color.