
[Medieval Latin, from Latin quota (pars), how large (a part), feminine of quotus, of what number. See quote.]
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1. Predetermined goal in a sales program established as a total dollar amount, as a percentage of increase over sales from a previous time, or in quantities of merchandise sold.
2. Predetermined goal in a media plan established in terms of money to be spent, gross rating points to be achieved, or number of insertions and spots to be bought.
3. see quota sample.
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A fixed level indicating the maximum amount of imported goods or persons which the state will allow in—import quota—or out—export quota—in a given period of time. It may also refer to limits on production in an economy.
In the context of international trade, this is a limit put on the amount of a specific good that can be imported.
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The portion of a whole that belongs to one person. In agriculture it usually refers to a share of a market, e.g. Australia's quota of the USA's beef market.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kvota, antal, kontingent
Nederlands (Dutch)
quota, contingent, studentenstop
Français (French)
n. - (gén, Comm, EC) quota, part, quote-part
Deutsch (German)
n. - Quote, Kontingent, Zulassungsbeschränkung, maximale Einwanderungsquote
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάλογο μερίδιο, μερίδα, ποσοστό, (αριθμητική) αναλογία, δικαιούμενο ποσοστό
Italiano (Italian)
quota, contingente, aliquota
Português (Portuguese)
n. - quota (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - cuota, contingente, cupo, numerus clausus
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kvot, fördelningskvot, andel, kontingent, tilldelning
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
配额, 限额
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 配額, 限額
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 分け前, 定数, 定員, 割り当て
v. - 割り当てる
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كوتا, حصه نسبيه, كميه محددة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מכסה, כמות מוגבלת