quota allocation
1quota — 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 …
2allocation — index allotment, appointment (act of designating), apportionment, appropriation (allotment), assignment (allotment), budget …
3quota — [n] portion allotted to something allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, assignment, bite, chunk, cut, division, divvy*, end, lot, measure, meed, part, partage, percentage, piece, piece of action*, proportion, quantum, ration, share,… …
4allocation — [n] distribution allotment, apportionment, appropriation, portion, quota, ration, share; concept 835 …
5quota — /kwoh teuh/, n. 1. the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc. 2. a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity. 3. the number or… …
6allocation — noun 1) the efficient allocation of resources Syn: allotment, assignment, distribution, apportionment, sharing out, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, dishing out, parceling out, rationing out, dividing up/out; informal divvying up …
7allocation — noun 1) the efficient allocation of resources Syn: allotment, assignment, distribution, sharing out, doling out, giving out 2) our annual allocation of funds Syn: allowance, allotment, consignment, quota …
8quota — noun she rarely took her full quota of vacation time Syn: allocation, share, allowance, limit, ration, portion, dispensation, slice (of the cake); percentage, commission; proportion, fraction, bit, amount, quantity; informal cut …
9allocation — noun 1. a share set aside for a specific purpose (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑allotment • Derivationally related forms: ↑allocate • Hypernyms: ↑share, ↑portion, ↑part, ↑ …
10quota — noun a) A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. b) A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal. Syn: allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum… …
