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quota

/ˈkwəʊtə/

/ˈkwoʊtə/

quotanoun

quotas

/ˈkwəʊtə/

/ˈkwoʊtə/

Translations

квота

The company has a quota for hiring new employees.

У компании есть квота на найм новых сотрудников.

норма

Each worker has a daily quota to meet.

У каждого работника есть ежедневная норма, которую нужно выполнить.

Additional translations

лимит

доля

Definitions

A fixed share or amount of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute.

Each member of the team was assigned a quota of sales to achieve by the end of the month.

A limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular.

The fishing industry is subject to quotas to prevent overfishing and ensure sustainability.

The minimum number of votes that a candidate or party must secure to be elected under certain proportional‐representation voting systems.

Under the single transferable vote system, a candidate who reaches the quota is declared elected.

Synonyms

quotaverb

quotaed

Past Simple

quotaed

Past Participle

quotaing

Gerund

Definitions

To set or restrict by a quota; to allocate according to a quota.

The government quotaed sugar imports to stabilize domestic prices.

Synonyms

distribute

dole out

parcel out

set aside

quotaadjective

/ˈkwəʊ.tə/

/ˈkwoʊ.t̬ə/

Used attributively before another noun to describe something relating to or limited by a quota, e.g. "quota system", "quota limits".

Definitions

Relating to, limited by, or calculated on the basis of a quota.

The company adopted a quota approach to hiring to increase diversity.