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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

English

Etymology

From Middle English quoten, coten (“to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references”), from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quot?re (“to distinguish by numbers, number chapters”), itself from Latin quotus (“which, what number (in sequence)”), from quot (“how many”) and related to quis (“who”). The sense developed via “to give as a reference, to cite as an authority” to “to copy out exact words” (since 1680); the business sense “to state the price of a commodity” (1866) revives the etymological meaning. The noun, in the sense of “quotation,” is attested from 1885; see also usage note, below.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kw??t/
• Hyphenation: quote
• Rhymes: -??t

Noun

quote (plural quotes)

1. A quotation; a statement attributed to a person.
2. A quotation mark.
3. A summary of work to be done with a set price.

   After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.

4. A price set for a financial security or commodity.

Usage notes

Until the late 19th century, quote was exclusively used as a verb. Since then, it has been used as a shortened form of either quotation or quotation mark; see etymology, above. This use as a noun is well understood and widely used, although it is often rejected in formal and academic contexts.

Derived terms

• double-quote
• pull-quote

Translations

References

• quote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

quote (third-person singular simple present quotes, present participle quoting, simple past and past participle quoted)

1. (transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).

   The writer quoted the president's speech.

2. (transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.
3. (commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
4. (intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
5. (archaic) To observe, to take account of.

Synonyms

• (repeat words): cite

Antonyms

• end quote
• unquote

Derived terms

Related terms

• quote unquote

Translations

See also

• attest
• invoice
• MSRP

References

Anagrams

• toque

French

Verb

quote

1. first-person singular present indicative of quoter
2. third-person singular present indicative of quoter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of quoter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of quoter
5. second-person singular imperative of quoter

See also

• quote-part

Anagrams

• toque

Italian

Noun

quote f

1. plural of quota

Latin

Adjective

quote

1. vocative masculine singular of quotus