quota
UK/'kwәutә/US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
n.
A fixed share, limit, or target of something that is officially assigned to a person or group
配额，限额，指标
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin quota pars, 'how great a part' — the share that falls to each one. The question 'how big is each portion?' settled into a fixed assigned number: an import quota, a sales quota.
Root quot still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.meet a quota完成配额/指标
- 2.import quota进口配额
- 3.sales quota销售指标
- 4.set a quota设定配额
- 5.fill a quota凑满名额
Example Sentences
- 1.
Each salesperson has a monthly quota to meet.
- 2.
The country imposed import quotas on steel.