IMF quota
noun [C]Definition
› FINANCE, ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT a particular amount of money that must be paid by each member of the IMF, so that there is enough money available to offer loans to other countries that need help: The size of IMF quotas is determined by the relative economic weight of the country.
(Definition of IMF quota noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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