quota

Definition

  • noun: an official limit on the number or amount of people or things that are allowed
  • noun: a proportional part or share
  • synonyms: quantity, share, apportionment

Examples

  • They filled/met their 'quota' for new members. [=they got the number of new members that they were trying to get]

  • He lost his driver's license because he exceeded the 'quota' of traffic violations.

  • The agency imposes strict fishing/hunting 'quotas'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'll be with him. I'm his father. You're his father? Yes. I have an idea. Why don't I take your father for a test drive? What's your quota, Freddie? Don't worry about my quota. I do well. How many Ferraris you sold this month? That's not relevant to this discussion. Freddie, the 's are over. (..)
    1992 Scent of a Woman