quo|ta

quo|ta: quo|ta «KWOH tuh», noun, verb, -taed, -ta|ing.

–n.

1. a) the share of a total due from or to a particular district, state, or person: »Each member of the club was given his quota of tickets to sell for the party.
b) a set number, amount, or portion: »I never exceed my quota of two cups of coffee a day.
SYNONYM(S): allotment.

2. the number of immigrants of any specific nationality who are legally allowed to enter the United States in any year: »The quotas which the law allots to each country are based upon the balance of national origins in the U.S. (New York Times).

–v.t.

to assign or divide in shares; allot: »Every floor in every office building would have to have its quotaed shade of color (New York Times).

╂[< Medieval Latin quota < Latin quota (pars) how large a part; quota, feminine of quotus how many, how much]

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