1. A prescribed number
   "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"
    
2. A proportional share assigned to each participant
   "Each salesperson was given a monthly sales quota to meet"
    
3. A limitation on imports
   "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"

Sounds like: quince, q, quota

Derived forms: quotas

Type of: allocation, allotment, import barrier, number, trade barrier

Encyclopedia: Quota