QUOTA Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

quota

noun

ˈkwō-tə

Definition of quota

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 But immigration advocates say the agency has increasingly targeted people traveling to and from county courthouses in Illinois, describing the arrests as part of an effort to meet enforcement quotas. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Their interests have diverged over a number of issues, including oil quotas. — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 July 2026 Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 corrected a historical exclusion against women in the workforce, using incentives and quotas to address the imbalance. — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 And Canada has established tariff-rate quotas on cheese from the United States that are more restrictive than the Canadian policy with the European Union, officials said. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quota

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Noun

James' decision to run for governor left open his seat in the 10th District, which includes a portion of Oakland County and stretches across conservative communities in Macomb County.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Temperatures reached at least 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for five consecutive days in some areas in late July, the country’s longest such streak on record, and heatstroke alerts have repeatedly covered large portions of the country.

— Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of portion

Noun

Palantir shares, which had fallen roughly 30% this year after a blistering rally in 2025, surged more than 14% in after-hours trading Monday following the results.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Amazon shares gained 4% and hit a new all-time high on Monday, putting its market cap over the $3 trillion threshold for the first time following a better-than-expected earnings report last week.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of share

Noun

As a result, the share of pre-K students has accounted for a larger percentage of total district enrollment in recent years.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Rodrigo’s fest is slated to arrive during a summer that includes female-dominant lineups at festivals like All Things Go, Newport Folk Festival, and Lollapalooza (which boasts a high percentage of woman headliners, if not equity across the board).

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

Definition of percentage

Noun

The white paper said developing reliable high-temperature heat pump technologies and optimizing factory steam demand can lower implementation barriers and increase the proportion of thermal demand covered.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Government statisticians first decide what a typical household buys and in what proportions.

— Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of proportion

Noun

A number of the schools that have already announced patch partners—a new allowance by the NCAA—have done so with either national or local banks.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026
Plans compete on supplemental benefits, some genuinely valuable and some shiny objects — cards and allowances designed to win an enrollment season rather than to matter at three in the morning in an emergency department.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of allowance

Noun

Both teams will lose the bonus pool allotment for those selections, and Cleveland will receive a compensatory pick in the second round in next year’s draft.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 July 2026
More than a year and a half after Congress created a federal grant for smaller farming states, Connecticut finalized its $53 million allotment — and eligible farmers will soon get to apply for a portion of that disaster relief.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of allotment

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