Synonyms for quota
ˈkwoʊ təquo·ta

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1. quotanoun

   A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

   Synonyms:
   quotum, apportionment, allocation, allotment

Princeton's WordNet

1. quotanoun

   a prescribed number

   "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"

2. quotanoun

   a proportional share assigned to each participant

3. quotanoun

   a limitation on imports

   "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"

Matched Categories

1. • Allotment
   • Number
   • Trade Barrier

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. quotanoun

   Synonyms:
   portion, share, contingent, proportion, proportional part

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1. quotanoun

   Synonyms:
   portion, share, allotment, apportionment

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "quota":

   quotas, contingent, quotient, share, contingente, contingents, assessments, proportion, troop

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1. Thomas Prusa:

   With history as a guide, a tight quota on Japanese auto produced cars or auto parts will hurt not just American consumers, but also American firms, that's because many American jobs are tied to the supply chain that comes from Japan.

2. Zhang Haoyue:

   Everybody is waiting to see, but I don't think the quota on imported movies will be lifted.

3. Helmut Marko:

   Liberty expects a loss of $ 200-300m in revenue, and this is also transferred to the teams in a quota. That is why Formula One teams decided to take these austerity measures to make up for this loss of revenue.

4. Mary Cranston:

   You can pretty much tell when a board just wants to tick off a quota, and I think a lot of women are not interested in being the female token.

5. Jan Margeson:

   It is healthy. We can’t even catch the quota, we had to find an alternative species once groundfish died years ago.