quota

IPA: kwˈoʊtʌ

A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

Examples of "quota" in Sentences

This won't be a massacre if the quota is held to, which it should be.
Sometimes only a certain quota is allowed to be taken and then there is more conflict.
The "quota" is that proportion of the votes which necessarily secures the election of a candidate.
Then I asked her if she'd ever been in a band before, but I guess she'd used up her word quota for the year because she just nodded and took off.
"They never use the word 'quota,' but the supervisors tell you what your beat is 'expected to produce' " in numbers of violations, explains the former PPA worker.
For example if his ten reps have all been on board for 6 months and the annual quota is 1M Usd, then we should have 2. 5M/quarter in quota laid off and we should expect 2. 5M X .70 = 1. 750M.
I know some people really aren't into the whole demonstrating in front of others or doing events or workshops, but that's the beauty of Stampin 'Up. The sales quota is just $300 every three months ... just $25 a week!
And on top of that, the quota is there so that they dont overfish and the alaskan king crab becomes extinct, i live in north pole alaska about 10min from fairbanks and ive been to dutch harbor, talked to the factory worker and all that.