Quota Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of QUOTA

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1

:

an official limit on the number or amount of people or things that are allowed

• import/export quotas
• The agency imposes strict fishing/hunting quotas.
• The company has imposed quotas on hiring.
• He lost his driver's license because he exceeded the quota of traffic violations.

2

:

a specific amount or number that is expected to be achieved

• The department set new sales quotas in January.
• They filled/met their quota for new members. [=they got the number of new members that they were trying to get]