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   quota

   /ˈkwəʊtə/

   noun

   • 1. a fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute: "the county is falling short of its quota of blood donations"
   • ▪ a limited quantity of a particular product which under official controls can be produced, exported, or imported: "the country may be exceeding its OPEC quota of 1,100,000 barrels of oil per day"
   • ▪ a fixed minimum or maximum number of a particular group of people allowed to do something, such as immigrants to enter a country, workers to undertake a job, or students to enrol for a course: "the removal of entry quotas encouraged young people to enter universities"
   • ▪ (in a system of proportional representation) the minimum number of votes required to elect a candidate.
   • ▪ (in the Anglican Church) the proportion of the funds of a parish contributed to the finances of the diocese.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin quota (pars) ‘how great (a part)’, feminine of quotus, from quot ‘how many’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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