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quota
What does quota mean?
quota (noun): a prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How do you pronounce quota?
/ˈkwoʊtə/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does quota come from?
From Latin quota pars.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “quota” mean?
a prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal
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a secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable
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an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
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