[ˈkwəʊtə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute
(e.g: the county is falling short of its quota of blood donations)


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