quota share — a permit with a face value used as a basis for the annual calculation of a person s individual quota … Dictionary of ichthyology
Quota — may refer to:Affirmative action * Racial quota * Reservations in India * Quotas in PakistanComputing * Disk quota * Download quota * Upload quotaElectoral systems * Election threshold * Droop quota * Hagenbach Bischoff quota * Hare quota *… … Wikipedia
Quota — Quo ta (kw[=o] t[.a]), n. [LL., fr. L. quota (sc. pars), fr. quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, fr. quot how many, akin to quis, qui, who: cf. It. quota a share. See {Who}.] 1. A proportional part or share; the share or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quota — quo·ta / kwō tə/ n [Medieval Latin, from Latin quota pars how great a part] 1: a proportional part or share assigned to each in a body 2: a specific amount that serves as a minimum or maximum a law against traffic ticket quota s Merriam Webster’s … Law dictionary
quota — [kwōt′ə] n. [ML, short for L quota pars, how large a part: fem. of quotus: see QUOTE] 1. a share or proportion which each of a number is called upon to contribute, or which is assigned to each; proportional share ☆ 2. the number or proportion… … English World dictionary
share — n 1: a portion belonging to, due to, or due from an individual a joint tortfeasor is liable for her share of the damages; specif: the part allotted or belonging to one of a number owning together any property or interest the share of a joint… … Law dictionary
share — |chere| s. m. 1. [Radiodifusão, Televisão] Índice ou quota de audiências. 2. [Economia] Quota de mercado. • Plural: shares. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa, de share, parte, porção … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
share — [n] portion, allotment allowance, apportionment, bite, chunk, claim, commission, contribution, cut, cut in, cut up, divide, dividend, division, divvy*, dose, drag*, due, end, fiftyfifty*, fraction, fragment, halver, helping, heritage, interest,… … New thesaurus
share — share1 [sher] n. [ME < OE scearu, akin to scieran, to SHEAR] 1. a part or portion that belongs or is allotted to an individual, or the part contributed by one 2. a just, due, reasonable, or full part or quota [to do one s share of work] 3. a)… … English World dictionary
quota — ► NOUN 1) a limited quantity of a product which may be produced, exported, or imported. 2) a share that one is entitled to receive or bound to contribute. 3) a fixed number of a group allowed to do something, e.g. immigrants entering a country.… … English terms dictionary
