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quota (n.)

1660s, from Medieval Latin quota, from Latin quota pars "how large a part," from quota, fem. singular of quotus "which, what number (in sequence);" see quote (v.). Earliest reference is to contributions of soldiers or supplies levied from a town or district; immigration sense is from 1921.

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Definitions of quota from WordNet

quota (n.)
a prescribed number;
all the salesmen met their quota for the month
quota (n.)
a proportional share assigned to each participant;
quota (n.)
a limitation on imports;
the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated
From wordnet.princeton.edu