QUOTAS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

quotas

noun

plural of quota

as in shares

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

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Recent Examples of quotas Botswana has issued annual quotas to hunt between 200 and more than 400 elephants recently, depending on the year. — Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Under the terms of its settlement agreement, if Paramount falls short of its annual quotas, it’ll be fined $30 million per film, 90% of which will be paid out to film workers and 10% to the National Association of Attorneys General. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Neither side was on schedule to meet their respective purchasing quotas before Xi’s trip to Washington. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026 Nodding to that criticism, Blizzard placed the decision to settle squarely on theater owners that ultimately supported the megamerger and are thought to be protected under annual film quotas guaranteed in the settlement. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 The document covers everything from theatrical release quotas and production spending to the practical steps Paramount will need to take while setting up editorial safeguards to protect journalistic integrity at CBS News and CNN. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026 The company said respondents were selected among internet users in Venezuela and that the survey used geographic quotas and safeguards intended to prevent duplicate responses. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 This creates a race to the bottom, where sales representatives trade margin for volume to hit their quotas. — Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 As evidence, Vance pointed to a steep Canadian import tax on American dairy products beyond quotas the two countries previously agreed to. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Only governments, tribal governments, and charities can make these stock gifts, so billionaires have to move their shares into a charity first.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
This position enabled a client to make a charitable gift of more than $100,000 earlier this year through the transfer of 700 shares that originally cost less than $1,800, Clapp said.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of shares

Noun

This year, lingering warmth could disrupt or shorten the fall foliage window for large portions of the country.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Tishman’s people have spent the past few years sprucing up Rockefeller Center — the oldest portions of which are comparable in age to the Chrysler Building, though they’ve been better maintained — and trying to make its retail spaces more of a draw.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of portions

Noun

And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

Although time will tell whether academic gains will follow these additional school days, attendance percentages offer a glimpse of how many students were in the classroom during this time.

— Lina Ruiz October 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Retail analysts estimate that up to 50 percent of year-over-year retail sales gain percentages is due to inflation.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of percentages

Noun

For fall 2026, the focus is on four core jackets, the Karakorum, Verone, Himalaya and Tibb, each reworked with new materials, proportions and details.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Named after the famous Parisian district and first introduced in 2004, the style has become a Louboutin signature with its sleek proportions expressing the sensuality embedded in the brand.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of proportions

Noun

These allotments seemed more than reasonable given the annual water flow at the time.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months.

— SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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