Look up: quota

1. Quota
   A portion of a total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to an operating unit, such as a vessel class or size or a country.
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2. Quota
   1. A government-imposed restriction on quantity, or sometimes on total value. 2. An import quota specifies the maximum amount of an import per year, typically administered with import licenses that may be sold or directly allocated, to individuals or firms, domestic or foreign. May be global, bilateral, or by country. 3. An IMF quota.
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3. quota
   A benchmark used to establish the quantity of product expected to be sold during a promotion.
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4. Quota
   maximum quantity that can be produced
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5. quota
   [n] - a prescribed number 2. [n] - a proportional share assigned to each participant 3. [n] - a limitation on imports
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6. Quota
   Quantity of a particular type of goods that a country allows to be imported before levying duty or restrictions.
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7. Quota
   the number of knights required to serve a LORD on behalf of a VASSAL, especially to serve the King.
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8. quota
   In international trade, a limitation on the amount of a commodity that may be exported, imported, or produced. Restrictions may be imposed forcibly or voluntarily. The justification of quotas...
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9. Quota
   a share of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) allocated to a country, vessel, company or individual fishermen.
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10. quota
    a country`s subscription to the IMF.Twenty five per cent used to be represented by gold(now by SDRs)and the remainder by a subscription in the country`s domestic currency.The size of the country`s quota governs its voting rights within the IMF Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs ...
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11. Quota
    Quo'ta (kwō'tȧ) noun [ Late Latin , from Latin quota (sc. pars ), from quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, from quot how many, akin to quis , qui , who: confer Italian qu...
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12. quota
    A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. 'Quota of troops and money.' ... Origin: LL, fr. L. Quota (sc. Pars), fr.quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, fr. Quot how many, akin to quis, qui, who: cf. It. Quota a share. See Who. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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13. quota
    noun a limitation on imports; `the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated`
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14. quota
    noun a proportional share assigned to each participant
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15. quota
    noun a prescribed number; `all the salesmen met their quota for the month`
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16. Quota
    • (n.) A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
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17. quota
    in international trade, government-imposed limit on the quantity, or in exceptional cases the value, of the goods or services that may be exported ... [2 related articles]
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18. Quota
    See Import Quota
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19. Quota
    1. A government-imposed restriction on quantity, or sometimes on total value. 2. An import quota specifies the maximum amount of an import per year, typically administered with import licenses that may be sold or directly allocated, to individuals or firms, domestic or foreign. May be global, bilateral, or by country. 3. An IMF quota.
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20. quota
    
    • a prescribed number
    • a proportional share assigned to each participant
    • a limitation on imports
    
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21. Quota
    a quantitative restraint imposed by an importing country on an exporting country — or established by agreement between the trading partners — which is designed to limit shipments of a product from the exporting to the importing country (see also MFA and ATC).
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22. Quota
    A specific imported amount imposed by one country on another, when once filled cannot be exceeded within a given time. When a quota is in force the price mechanism is not allowed to operate.
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23. quota
    In international trade, a form of protectionism, limiting the amount of a commodity that may be exported, imported, or produced. Restrictions may be imposed forcibly or voluntarily. The justification for quotas may include protection of a home industry from an influx of cheap goods, prevention of a ...
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24. quota
    the number of persons of a specific race or gender required to be enrolled in a college, to be hired by a company, to be admitted to a club, etc.
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