noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈkwəʊ.tə/
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Canada, US:/ˈkwoʊ.tə/
Canada, US:[ˈkwoʊ.ɾə]
Australian:/ˈkwəʉ.tə/
Australian:[ˈkwəʉ.ɾə]
New-Zealand:/ˈkwɐʉ.tə/
New-Zealand:[ˈkwɐʉ.ɾə]
South-Asia:/ˈk(w)oʈɑ/
rhymes with -əʊtə
rhymes with -oʊtə
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, economics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a limitation on imports
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trade barrier, import barrier
5
noun
Meaning 5
a proportional share assigned to each participant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: allotment, allocation
6
noun
Meaning 6
a prescribed number
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
all the salesmen met their quota for the month
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: number
History
Etymology
From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حِصَّة
(ḥiṣṣa)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Arabic:
سَهْم
(sahm)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Arabic:
نِسْبَة
(nisba)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Bulgarian:
квота
(kvota)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Czech:
kvóta
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Danish:
kvote
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Dutch:
quotum
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Finnish:
kiintiö
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Galician:
cota
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Georgian:
კვოტა
(ḳvoṭa)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Georgian:
წილი
(c̣ili)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
German:
Quote
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
German:
Anteil
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
German:
Teilmenge
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Hiligaynon:
kuota
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Hungarian:
kvóta
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Hungarian:
korlát
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Hungarian:
limit
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Hungarian:
kontingens
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Hungarian:
hányad
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Hungarian:
részesedés
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Hungarian:
szükséges számarány/szavazatarány
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Irish:
cuóta
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Latin:
quota
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Norwegian Bokmål:
kvote
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kvote
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Persian:
سهم
(sahm)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Persian:
سهمیه
(sahmiye)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Polish:
dola
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Polish:
przydział
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Portuguese:
cota
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Portuguese:
quota
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Romanian:
cotă
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Russian:
до́ля
(dólja)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Russian:
кво́та
(kvóta)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Sicilian:
còtima
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Spanish:
cuota
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Swedish:
andel
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Swedish:
kvot
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Turkish:
kontenjan
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Ottoman Turkish:
حصه
(hisse)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Yiddish:
קוואָטע
(kvote)
— proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division
Arabic:
حِصَّة
(ḥiṣṣa)
— prescribed number or percentage
Arabic:
نَصِيب مُقَرَّر
(naṣīb muqarrar)
— prescribed number or percentage
Arabic:
حِصَّة مُخَصَّصَة
(ḥiṣṣa muḵaṣṣaṣa)
— prescribed number or percentage
Arabic:
كُوتَة
(kōta)
— prescribed number or percentage
Bulgarian:
норма
(norma)
— prescribed number or percentage
Chinese:
khò͘-tah
— prescribed number or percentage
Chinese Mandarin:
配額 /配额
(pèi'é)
— prescribed number or percentage
Czech:
kvóta
— prescribed number or percentage
Dutch:
quotum
— prescribed number or percentage
Finnish:
kiintiö
— prescribed number or percentage
German:
Quote
— prescribed number or percentage
German:
Kontingent
— prescribed number or percentage
German:
(gleiche) Teilmenge
— prescribed number or percentage
Hiligaynon:
kuota
— prescribed number or percentage
Hungarian:
irányszám
— prescribed number or percentage
Hungarian:
keretszám
— prescribed number or percentage
Hungarian:
kvóta
— prescribed number or percentage
Italian:
quota
— prescribed number or percentage
Japanese:
割当
(wariate)
— prescribed number or percentage
Japanese:
割り当て
(wariate)
— prescribed number or percentage
Japanese:
クォータ
(kwōta)
— prescribed number or percentage
Korean:
할당량
(haldangnyang)
— prescribed number or percentage
Korean:
쿼터
(kwoteo)
— prescribed number or percentage
Latin:
pensum
— prescribed number or percentage
Norwegian Bokmål:
kvote
— prescribed number or percentage
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kvote
— prescribed number or percentage
Persian:
سهم
(sahm)
— prescribed number or percentage
Polish:
norma
— prescribed number or percentage
Russian:
кво́та
(kvóta)
— prescribed number or percentage
Russian:
но́рма
(nórma)
— prescribed number or percentage
Swedish:
kvot
— prescribed number or percentage
Tagalog:
kota
— prescribed number or percentage
Tagalog:
kwota
— prescribed number or percentage
Turkish:
kota
— prescribed number or percentage
Yiddish:
קוואָטע
(kvote)
— prescribed number or percentage
Bulgarian:
квота
(kvota)
— form of protectionism
Czech:
kvóta
— form of protectionism
Finnish:
kiintiö
— form of protectionism
French:
quota
— form of protectionism
German:
Quote
— form of protectionism
German:
Zuteilung
— form of protectionism
German:
Kontingent
— form of protectionism
German:
Beschränkung
— form of protectionism
Hiligaynon:
kuota
— form of protectionism
Hungarian:
kontingens
— form of protectionism
Hungarian:
kvóta
— form of protectionism
Italian:
contingente
— form of protectionism
Polish:
kontyngent
— form of protectionism
Portuguese:
quota
— form of protectionism
Russian:
кво́та
(kvóta)
— form of protectionism
Russian:
ограниче́ние
(ograničénije)
— form of protectionism
Spanish:
cuota de importación
— form of protectionism
