- 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.
- a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity.
- the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.
- the proportional share or part of a whole that is due from, due to, or allocated to a person or group
- a prescribed number or quantity, as of items to be manufactured, imported, or exported, immigrants admitted to a country, or students admitted to a college
