Quota is an English word with synonyms like number or allotment. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Quota in a sentence
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Quota meaning
- A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
- A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
Synonyms of Quota
Using Quota
- The main meaning on this page is: A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. | A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal. | A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
- Useful related words include: number, allotment, allocation, trade barrier.
- In the example corpus, quota often appears in combinations such as: the quota, quota system, quota to.
Context around Quota
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quota
- In this selection, "quota" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, obc, maratha, jat, system, violence and hunt stand out and add context to how "quota" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2016 jat quota violence northeast and a further quota of 250. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quota" sits close to words such as catastrophe, chartered and chilling, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quota
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Effects of the quota system The IMF's quota system was created to raise funds for loans. (17 words)
The board has been setting the C-BT quota since 1957 and 70% is the most-common quota declared. (19 words)
Additionally, as previously mentioned, we renewed our main casualty quota share at improved economics from the expiring treaty terms. (19 words)
Those clubs that have two non-EU players, are awarded one quota and one conditional quota, which is awarded after: 1) Transferred 1 non-EU player abroad, or 2) Release 1 non-EU player as free agent, or 3) A non-EU player received EU nationality. (46 words)
At an OBC rally in Ambad, Jalna on Friday, Bhujbal had alleged that after the police lathi-charge in Antarwali-Saraati village, it was Rohit and Rajesh Tope who brought back Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil from his home. (40 words)
A new quota of 500 permits will be granted to the home care sector, while a further quota of 250 permits will be issued to lineworkers to help relieve the pressure on the ESB Networks’ overhead line framework contractors. (39 words)
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Example sentences (20)
Bommai said that the 4 per cent OBC quota reserved for Muslims under the OBC quota has been allocated to 2D and 2C categories.
His group supports a separate quota for Marathas, but one that doesn’t affect the existing OBC quota and structure.
A new quota of 500 permits will be granted to the home care sector, while a further quota of 250 permits will be issued to lineworkers to help relieve the pressure on the ESB Networks’ overhead line framework contractors.
Consider linking the issuance or renewal of business licenses to compliance with the 3 percent private sector employment quota, and issue fines against companies failing to meet the quota.
The board has been setting the C-BT quota since 1957 and 70% is the most-common quota declared.
Explaining the delay over the Dhangars’ quota demand, Chief Minister said, “Our government is committed to Dhangar quota under ST. But it should withstand legal and constitutional challenges.
The review comes after anti-quota activists held protests in the Northern Region last month to push for the abolishment of the quota system.
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Masud Munnaf, convener of ‘RU Quota Reform Movement’, said they want the Prime Minister to take a decision during the ongoing parliament session to reform the quota system.
The government has said the Maratha quota will not affect the existing reserved sections because the plan is to introduce a new, independent quota, called Socially and Educationally Backward Class.
Youth hunters (ages 6-16 by the date of the hunt) may submit one application for the regular quota hunt and one application for the youth-only quota hunt.
Effects of the quota system The IMF's quota system was created to raise funds for loans.
Restoration of the sugar quota to Nicaraguan growers has been a major blow to Honduras's small independent producers, who had added most of Nicaragua's quota to their own during the United States embargo of Nicaragua.
The quota's effectiveness was illustrated in comparison with the district elections, where there was no quota, and only 15 of the 414 candidates were women.
Those clubs that have two non-EU players, are awarded one quota and one conditional quota, which is awarded after: 1) Transferred 1 non-EU player abroad, or 2) Release 1 non-EU player as free agent, or 3) A non-EU player received EU nationality.
Additionally, as previously mentioned, we renewed our main casualty quota share at improved economics from the expiring treaty terms.
A few days later, the Congress of Legal Scholars appointed their member, with a second one now on the way, and the Congress of Judges will now meet to fill their quota in mid-January — making the HCJ operational.
Ambad is about 25 km from the Antarwali Sarati village where Mr. Jarange-Patil had launched a hunger strike for the demand of Maratha quota first in August and again in October.
Any additional permitted seat quota for admissions shall be within the number of seats granted for admission to that college, the guidelines notified.
At an OBC rally in Ambad, Jalna on Friday, Bhujbal had alleged that after the police lathi-charge in Antarwali-Saraati village, it was Rohit and Rajesh Tope who brought back Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil from his home.
Common combinations with quota
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the quota 35×
- quota system 20×
- quota to 15×
- quota for 14×
- quota of 14×
- quota in 9×
- quota and 8×
- their quota 7×
- maratha quota 6×
- quota will 5×