A quota refers to:

multiple choice:

• a minimum requirement for the purchase of specific products or services between two nations.

• a restriction placed on the amount of a product allowed to enter or leave a country.

• a government tax on products or services entering a country that primarily serves to raise prices on imports.

• government payments to companies or industries that serve to lower costs and provide a competitive advantage to domestic industries.

• a refusal to purchase or exchange products or services with another nation unless certain financial or ideological requirements have been satisfied.