quota

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of QUOTA

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group <you need to meet your sales quota, or you'll be put on probation>

Synonyms allotment, allowance, cut, end, part, piece, portion, proportion, quota, slice, take

Related Words lot, ration; commission, percentage; member, partition, section, segment

Near Antonyms aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality; whole

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