/kwoh"teuh/ , n.
1. the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
2. a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity.
3. the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.
[ 1660-70; quota pars how great a part? ]
Syn. 1. allotment, apportionment, allocation.