1. A proportional share assigned to a person or group; an allotment (the university’s admission standards included a quota for in-state residents). [Cases: Colleges and Universities 9.15. C.J.S. Colleges and Universities § 30.]
2. A quantitative restriction; a minimum or maximum number (Faldo met his sales quota for the month).
export quota. A restriction on the products that can be sold to foreign countries. • In the United States, export quotas can be established by the federal government for various purposes, including national defense, price support, and economic stability.
import quota. A restriction on the volume of a certain product that can be brought into the country from a foreign country. • In the United States, the President may establish a quota on an item that poses a threat of serious injury to a domestic industry.
