Synonyms of quota

quota

noun

ˈkwō-tə 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portion
• share
• part
• percentage
• proportion
• allowance
• allotment
• slice
• piece
• ration
• cut
• end
• piece of the action
• take
• commission
• section
• segment
• member
• lot
• partition

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• total
• sum
• aggregate
• compound
• pool
• whole
• totality
• composite

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quota

The country’s current immigration policies are controlled by people who believe that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which ended exclusionary quotas against non-European immigrants including South Asians, needs to be rolled back. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

The Harris Poll and Quad figure of 54% suggests younger shoppers see algorithmic suggestions as less likely to be driven by commission or quota than a floor associate’s pitch. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Territories needed to be assigned, quotas had to be set, and compensation needed to be calculated accurately and paid on time. — Arnab Mishra, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Responses with the error were discarded, as were voters who had already been attempted, and quotas were reset. — New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026