quota
quota
Definition
quota (kwōt′ə)
noun
- a share or proportion which each of a number is called upon to contribute, or which is assigned to each; proportional share
- ☆ the number or proportion that is allowed or admitted immigration quotas
Etymology: ML, short for L quota pars, how large a part: fem. of quotus: see quote
quota
Synonyms
quota
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- allocate: The course has been allocated a quota of studentships by the EPSRC.
- allot: Every user has been allotted a quota depending on their course requirements.
- exceed: The total size of all mail messages stored on the server must not exceed the quota.
- impose: There are better ways for the industry to convince the radio stations than to impose quotas on them.
- fulfill: These landlords could find themselves targeted just to fulfill quotas.
- assign: Subjects accepted A broad range of research and taught courses with a quota assigned for each ( see website for full details ).
Adjective modifier
- electoral: Seats would be allocated by dividing the number of votes cast for a party by the electoral quota.
- tradable: An alternative approach might be to use domestic tradable quotas ( DTQs ).
- strict: In October there were queues outside the Hilda Quick hide most days, with a strict time quota for the watchers.
Modifies a noun
- quickie: The quota quickies were a place where you learned your craft, really, weren't they?
- studentship: These quota studentships are available for the 1 + 3 mode of entry.
- -v: Why does the system complain I'm over quota when " quota -v " claims I have no quota imposed?
- allocation: From the 1999 harvest, tobacco growers wishing to leave the sector must offer their quota allocation to other producers.
- sample: To solve this problem, researchers resort to either quota samples or random samples.
Noun used with modifier
- haddock: And he claimed one serious defect of the plan was that the haddock quota may never be caught.
- milk: The farm is being offered with or without its milk quota on an initial 10 year Farm Business Tenancy.
- filestore: If you exceed your filestore quota you will be unable to save any new work until you reduce your quota usage.
- filespace: See How do I apply for an increase to my Hermes filespace quota?
- mailbox: Mailbox size quota Mailbox quotas will be applied, initially at very high values, reducing to a sensible limit over time.
- suckler: Partnership X3 had been set up as a completely separate business which had purchased sheep and suckler cow quota.
