as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
you need to meet your sales quota, or you'll be put on probation
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Recent Examples of quota
The bills endorsed and sent to the floor of the House or Senate add to a significant list of measures approved in recent weeks, including one bill providing jobless benefits for strikers and another regulating the quotas and biometric surveillance of warehouse workers employed by Amazon and others.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
He was also haunted by the need to reach case quotas, never explicitly stated but often implied.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
The metals tariffs were hiked to an effective increase of 25% as prior exemptions, exclusions and quotas expired.
—David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Hegseth has previously suggested that physical standards for combat jobs have been lowered to meet diversity quotas, a claim that past defense officials and Democrat lawmakers have disputed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
He was also haunted by the need to reach case quotas, never explicitly stated but often implied.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
The metals tariffs were hiked to an effective increase of 25% as prior exemptions, exclusions and quotas expired.
—David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Hegseth has previously suggested that physical standards for combat jobs have been lowered to meet diversity quotas, a claim that past defense officials and Democrat lawmakers have disputed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quota
Noun
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Mary, Chrissy, Kamilla, Kyle, David, Star, and Sai (who got the advantage fast pass to the individual portion of the contest) then advanced to round two.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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ByteDance originally faced a Jan. 19 deadline to sell TikTok, but Trump signed an executive order instructing the attorney general to not enforce the law, granting the company 75 more days to unload the U.S. portion of its business.—
CJ Haddad,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nike shares fell 14%, while both Apple and Amazon lost 9% of their value.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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As a share of the economy, the executive order is likely the largest peacetime tax increase in U.S. history.—
The Editors,
National Review,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While other parts of his game require refinement, ball instincts should be a strength.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The event is part of Giant Steps’ Denim & Diamonds Gala, where Grandin will be headlining speaker.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas is the only team in college baseball this week to rank in the top 10 in scoring (10.12 runs per game, ranks 3rd), fielding percentage (.985, 7th) and ERA (3.53, 10th).—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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With 58 hospitalizations reported so far, the percentage is about half of what's expected.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 2023-24, the proportion of first-time undergraduate degree completers who earned a certificate was about 1 in 7 (15.4%), compared to 1 in 9 (11.3%), a decade earlier in 2014-15.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The proportion of female protagonists and co-leads has grown from 32% in 2015 to 54% in 2024.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Like score thresholds, though, repair allowances and criteria can vary by lender.—
Ryan Barone,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The effective tax rate for the quarter was a benefit on pre-tax loss of 11.5%, influenced by valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Boxing Boxing is a great way to burn calories and get in your cardio exercise allotment.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2025
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The News reported Sunday that in July the two officers discovered an allotment of 5,000 bullets purchased by the Department of Probation for firearms training at the range couldn’t be located.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Quota.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quota. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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