different between quorum vs quota

English

Etymology

From Latin qu?rum, genitive plural form of qu? (“who, which”), used as standard wording in written commissions.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kw??.??m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kw???.?m/
• Rhymes: -????m
• Hyphenation: quo?rum

Noun

quorum (plural quorums or quora)

1. The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.

   We can discuss the issue tonight, but cannot vote until we have a quorum.

2. A selected body of persons.

Usage notes

The plural quora is sometimes objected to on the grounds that it is not grammatically correct: in Latin quorum is a plural pronoun, not a singular noun.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin qu?rum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.??m/

Noun

quorum m (plural quorums)

1. quorum

Italian

Etymology

From Latin qu?rum, genitive plural form of qu? (“who, which”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?.rum/
• Rhymes: -?rum
• Hyphenation: quò?rum

Noun

quorum m (invariable)

1. quorum (minimum number of members required)

See also

• referendum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?k?o?.rum/, [?k?o?????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kwo.rum/, [?kw???um]

Pronoun

qu?rum

1. genitive masculine plural of qu?
2. genitive neuter plural of qu?

Adjective

qu?rum

1. genitive masculine plural of qu?
2. genitive neuter plural of qu?

Pronoun

qu?rum

1. genitive masculine plural of quis
2. genitive neuter plural of quis

Descendants

• English: quorum
• French: quorum m
• Irish: córam
• Italian: quorum
• Polish: kworum
• Portuguese: quórum m
• Russian: ?????? m (kvorum)
• Spanish: cuórum m

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kf?.rum/

Noun

quorum n (indeclinable)

1. Alternative spelling of kworum.

Further reading

• quorum in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• quorum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.

Pronunciation

• (US, General American) IPA^(key): /?kwo?t?/

Noun

quota (plural quotas)

1. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
2. A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
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3. (business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

Synonyms

• (proportional part): allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum

Related terms

• numerus clausus

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

quota

1. Plural form of quotum

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.ta/, /kw?.ta/

Noun

quota m (plural quotas)

1. quota

Further reading

• “quota” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• toqua

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?.ta/

Noun

quota f (plural quote)

1. share, amount, part
2. fee, instalment, dues
3. height, altitude, level
4. depth
5. quota

Derived terms

• quotare

Verb

quota

1. inflection of quotare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Pronunciation

• quota: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?k?o.ta/, [?k??t?ä]
• quota: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kwo.ta/, [?kw??t??]
• quot?: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?k?o.ta?/, [?k??t?ä?]
• quot?: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kwo.ta/, [?kw??t??]

Adjective 1

quota

1. inflection of quotus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective 2

quot?

1. ablative feminine singular of quotus

References

• quota in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Noun

quota f (plural quotas)

1. Alternative form of cota, exclusively in the sense of the english word quota, but not for the other uses of cota meaning he quotes or armour coat).

Spanish

Noun

quota f (plural quotas)

1. Obsolete spelling of cuota