1. fixed shares or proportional parts of a total that must be contributed or may be received
2. prescribed numbers or quantities, as of items to be manufactured or persons to be admitted

Examples

• The sales team exceeded their monthly quotas by 15%.
• Import quotas were established to protect domestic industries.
• Each country has fishing quotas to prevent overharvesting.
• The university set admission quotas for different programs.
• Production quotas help manufacturers plan their schedules.
• Trade quotas limit the amount of goods that can be imported.
• The company assigned individual quotas to each sales representative.