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 6-6, 325-pounder not only fills their offseason quota of Jalens.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
Salesforce reported that 67% of sales professionals were unlikely to meet their sales quotas in 2024.
—Chris Dyer, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
In the 20th century, the Japanese government used a combination of protectionist tariffs and quotas, subsidies, and generous government loans, among other measures, giving rise to national champions like Toyota, Honda, and Nissan that dominated the international automobile market.
— Made By History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Hegseth, who in the past suggested physical standards for combat jobs have been lowered to meet diversity quotas — a claim that past defense officials have disputed — in a social media post said the review would help ensure equal standards for all service members.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
Salesforce reported that 67% of sales professionals were unlikely to meet their sales quotas in 2024.
—Chris Dyer, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
In the 20th century, the Japanese government used a combination of protectionist tariffs and quotas, subsidies, and generous government loans, among other measures, giving rise to national champions like Toyota, Honda, and Nissan that dominated the international automobile market.
— Made By History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Hegseth, who in the past suggested physical standards for combat jobs have been lowered to meet diversity quotas — a claim that past defense officials have disputed — in a social media post said the review would help ensure equal standards for all service members.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quota
Noun
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OneNote's clipper can grab an entire website, a portion of a website, or just the content of an article.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Still, with nearly 2.6 million living in the U.S., Salvadorans are the third-largest Hispanic group in the country and portions of the population may be vulnerable to mass-deportation efforts.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ludvig Aberg, a runner-up in his Masters debut a year ago, suddenly had a share of the lead when McIlroy fell apart on the middle of the back nine.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, the Canadians are doing less, which forces the U.S. to take on a greater share of the responsibility.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Tigers released a statement via the as part of the report.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Acer Chromebook Plus 514 is an amazing, minimal laptop that could be part of your life for $70 less.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Three-point shooting is also a strength for the Cavaliers, finishing the regular season with the NBA’s second-best team three-point shooting percentage at 38.3 percent while taking the fourth-most threes in the league at 41.5 per game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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However, when measured as a percentage of the state’s average household income, Idaho residents spent more on groceries than people in any other state in the country.—
Daniel Schrager,
Idaho Statesman,
19 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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Members, who receive a living allowance and have basic expenses covered, would be paid through the end of April, according to the memo.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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The program has different investment thresholds with different allowances.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The education policy nonprofit acknowledged progress with basic allotment increase, special education formula updates and bilingual student funding.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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That's an especially big caveat for subscribers to the faster Fusion plan, which is still subject to the same data allotments.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Quota.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quota. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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