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quota

[kwoh-tuh] / ˈkwoʊ tə /
NOUN
portion allotted to something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocation allotment allowance measure
STRONG
apportionment assignment bite chunk cut division divvy end lot meed part percentage piece proportion quantum ration share slice split
WEAK
partage piece of action
Antonyms
STRONG
juncture whole

Example Sentences

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China doesn’t get the disproportionate increase in the quota it wants in this deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency sets the quota, known as the Renewable Volume Obligations, for how much soybean oil needs to be blended into fuels such as diesel annually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

National Indemnity will assume part of Tokio Marine’s portfolio through a quota share agreement.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Then at the end of 2024, Germany announced that it would increase the skilled work visa quota for Indian citizens from 20,000 per year to 90,000.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

From her shell-shocked expression, I wonder if she’s also hit her quota of strange creatures for the day.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer