Quota
noun
A limit on something that is set, usually by people in authority, such as the amount of a product that can be produced, or the number of people who can do something.
The country has exceeded its fishing quota for the year.
Often appears as...
- exceed the quota
- fulfill the quota
noun
A required or expected amount of something that a person, group, or organization is expected to achieve.
Salespeople often have a quota of products to sell each week.
Often appears as...
- set a quota
- meet the quota
noun
A fixed, limited amount or number that is officially allowed.
Countries are given trade quotas to prevent any single country from dominating the market.
Often appears as...
- trade quota
- import quota
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Technical
noun
A limit on something that is set, usually by people in authority, such as the amount of a product that can be produced, or the number of people who can do something.
The country has exceeded its fishing quota for the year.
Often appears as...
- exceed the quota
- fulfill the quota
noun
A required or expected amount of something that a person, group, or organization is expected to achieve.
Salespeople often have a quota of products to sell each week.
Often appears as...
- set a quota
- meet the quota
noun
A fixed, limited amount or number that is officially allowed.
Countries are given trade quotas to prevent any single country from dominating the market.
Often appears as...
- trade quota
- import quota
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Set
Quotas are often established by those controlling a system, like governments or organizations.
The council imposed a quota on water usage during the drought.
Pro Tip 2/3Limit Exceeded
Once a quota is exceeded, there can be penalties or restrictions.
Our factory faced fines after it exceeded the production quota.
Pro Tip 3/3Subject to Change
Quotas can change based on prevailing needs or regulations.
This year's harvest quota was lowered due to environmental concerns.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Set
Quotas are often established by those controlling a system, like governments or organizations.
The council imposed a quota on water usage during the drought.
Pro Tip 2/3Limit Exceeded
Once a quota is exceeded, there can be penalties or restrictions.
Our factory faced fines after it exceeded the production quota.
Pro Tip 3/3Subject to Change
Quotas can change based on prevailing needs or regulations.
This year's harvest quota was lowered due to environmental concerns.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Set
Quotas are often established by those controlling a system, like governments or organizations.
The council imposed a quota on water usage during the drought.
Pro Tip 2/3Limit Exceeded
Once a quota is exceeded, there can be penalties or restrictions.
Our factory faced fines after it exceeded the production quota.
Pro Tip 3/3Subject to Change
Quotas can change based on prevailing needs or regulations.
This year's harvest quota was lowered due to environmental concerns.
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A brie(f) history of...
In the densely populated city-states of Mesopotamia, cheese became a staple of culinary and religious life. Some of the earliest known writing includes administrative records of cheese quotas, listing a variety of cheeses for different rituals and populations across Mesopotamia.
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My photographs bear...
where thousands of orphans were being kept in medieval conditions. Ceausescu had imposed a quota on the number of children to be produced by each family, thereby making women's bodies an instrument of state economic policy. Children who couldn't be supported by their families
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History's deadliest king...
They also used this practice as punishment. If rubber quotas weren’t met, soldiers would sever people’s hands and bring them to their commanders instead of rubber. The regime dramatically upended daily life and agriculture, causing widespread starvation and disease.
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Empower locals to...
local custom or traditional cultural values that can be used to promote marine conservation and in raja ampat we found that there's this local custom called the sassy which includes applying size limits applying harvest quota taking turns to harvest and seasonal
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Let's clean up the space...
and that deposit would only be returned if the satellite was disposed of properly or if they cleaned up some quota of debris. Or maybe a satellite needs to have technology on board to help accelerate deorbit. There are some encouraging signs.
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Bran Ferren: To create...
It is my belief that to create these rare game changers requires you to pull off at least five miracles. The problem is, no matter how talented, rich or smart you are, you only get one to one and a half miracles. That's it. That's the quota.
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How people rationalize...
pressure, opportunity, and rationalization. Pressure is often what motivates someone to engage in fraud to begin with. It could be a personal debt, an addiction, an earnings quota, a sudden job loss, or an illness in the family.
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How a fleet of...
This helps improve the quota system that's used to manage the fishery and help prevent a collapse of the fish stock and protects this fragile ecosystem. Now, the drones survey the fishing ground using acoustics, i.e., a sonar.
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Herring Hazards PIPE...
herring quotas reassessed and to limit and closely monitor pair trawlers or mini herring maybe small fish but they're part of a large problem we've become so efficient at fishing that we may be imperiling all ocean life what
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Lions: Cute Cubs to Apex...
in three separate prides the quota Gore pride is the largest and they're all known by name the oldest female is
Video examples
A brie(f) history of...
In the densely populated city-states of Mesopotamia, cheese became a staple of culinary and religious life. Some of the earliest known writing includes administrative records of cheese quotas, listing a variety of cheeses for different rituals and populations across Mesopotamia.
Video examples
My photographs bear...
where thousands of orphans were being kept in medieval conditions. Ceausescu had imposed a quota on the number of children to be produced by each family, thereby making women's bodies an instrument of state economic policy. Children who couldn't be supported by their families
Video examples
History's deadliest king...
They also used this practice as punishment. If rubber quotas weren’t met, soldiers would sever people’s hands and bring them to their commanders instead of rubber. The regime dramatically upended daily life and agriculture, causing widespread starvation and disease.
Video examples
Empower locals to...
local custom or traditional cultural values that can be used to promote marine conservation and in raja ampat we found that there's this local custom called the sassy which includes applying size limits applying harvest quota taking turns to harvest and seasonal
Video examples
Let's clean up the space...
and that deposit would only be returned if the satellite was disposed of properly or if they cleaned up some quota of debris. Or maybe a satellite needs to have technology on board to help accelerate deorbit. There are some encouraging signs.
Video examples
Bran Ferren: To create...
It is my belief that to create these rare game changers requires you to pull off at least five miracles. The problem is, no matter how talented, rich or smart you are, you only get one to one and a half miracles. That's it. That's the quota.
Video examples
How people rationalize...
pressure, opportunity, and rationalization. Pressure is often what motivates someone to engage in fraud to begin with. It could be a personal debt, an addiction, an earnings quota, a sudden job loss, or an illness in the family.
Video examples
How a fleet of...
This helps improve the quota system that's used to manage the fishery and help prevent a collapse of the fish stock and protects this fragile ecosystem. Now, the drones survey the fishing ground using acoustics, i.e., a sonar.
Video examples
Herring Hazards PIPE...
herring quotas reassessed and to limit and closely monitor pair trawlers or mini herring maybe small fish but they're part of a large problem we've become so efficient at fishing that we may be imperiling all ocean life what
Video examples
Lions: Cute Cubs to Apex...
in three separate prides the quota Gore pride is the largest and they're all known by name the oldest female is
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Gunter Grass
German Author
Melancholy has ceased to be an individual phenomenon, an exception. It has become the class privilege of the wage earner, a mass state of mind that finds its cause wherever life is governed by production quotas.
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Jeffrey Gitomer
American Author
Many salespeople are trying to make their quota rather than developing a deeper belief in their product or service - and even worse, they don't have a strong enough belief in themselves.
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Lexi Alexander
German Director
Truth: I loathe the idea of being hired because of my gender, and I shudder at the thought that one day I show up on set, and half of the crew thinks, 'Here comes the quota hire.
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Min-sik Choi
South Korean Actor
There's something that people misunderstand about screen quotas. It's not about rejecting or hating other countries' films, but about protecting our domestic film industry.
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Yara Shahidi
American Actress
I feel comfortable putting my political stances out there without feeling as though I am filling some sort of quota. I don't have a wokeness quota for the day.
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Esther Duflo
French Economist
In a way, it has been an advantage for me to be a woman because there is always some academic committee that needs you to fill a quota!
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Clarence Thomas
American Judge
I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights.
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James F. Amos
American General
I'm not out for quotas. I'm out to attract the best young men and women of our nation.
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Adam Schiff
American Politician
Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system.
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Mukesh Rishi
Indian Actor
I am from Jammu, but I studied in Chandigarh in sports quota.
Quote examples
Gunter Grass
German Author
Melancholy has ceased to be an individual phenomenon, an exception. It has become the class privilege of the wage earner, a mass state of mind that finds its cause wherever life is governed by production quotas.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Gitomer
American Author
Many salespeople are trying to make their quota rather than developing a deeper belief in their product or service - and even worse, they don't have a strong enough belief in themselves.
Quote examples
Lexi Alexander
German Director
Truth: I loathe the idea of being hired because of my gender, and I shudder at the thought that one day I show up on set, and half of the crew thinks, 'Here comes the quota hire.
Quote examples
Min-sik Choi
South Korean Actor
There's something that people misunderstand about screen quotas. It's not about rejecting or hating other countries' films, but about protecting our domestic film industry.
Quote examples
Yara Shahidi
American Actress
I feel comfortable putting my political stances out there without feeling as though I am filling some sort of quota. I don't have a wokeness quota for the day.
Quote examples
Esther Duflo
French Economist
In a way, it has been an advantage for me to be a woman because there is always some academic committee that needs you to fill a quota!
Quote examples
Clarence Thomas
American Judge
I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights.
Quote examples
James F. Amos
American General
I'm not out for quotas. I'm out to attract the best young men and women of our nation.
Quote examples
Adam Schiff
American Politician
Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system.
Quote examples
Mukesh Rishi
Indian Actor
I am from Jammu, but I studied in Chandigarh in sports quota.
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