quota

quota, obiettivo

Numero o percentuale prestabiliti da raggiungere o da non superare.

In inglese semplice: A fixed number or percentage that must be reached or kept within.

• I met my sales quota.
• The factory increased its daily production quota.
• The company set a quota for hiring new trainees.

Come si usa: a quota of an amount (Each worker has a quota of twenty calls a day.)

Sinonimi: target, requirement

Espressioni comuni: sales quota, meet a quota, daily quota, production quota

quota, contingente

Quantità massima di qualcosa consentita ufficialmente.

In inglese semplice: An official limit on how much of something is allowed.

• The boat exceeded its fishing quota.
• The government reduced the import quota.
• Have we reached our annual quota for water use?

Come si usa: a quota on something (The government imposed a quota on imported cars.); a quota of an amount (Each boat has a quota of ten tonnes.)

Sinonimi: limit, cap

Espressioni comuni: fishing quota, import quota, exceed a quota

quota, parte

Parte di qualcosa assegnata ufficialmente a una persona o a un gruppo.

In inglese semplice: A share of something that is officially given or assigned to a person or group.

• Each family received its quota of grain.
• The committee assigned a quota of funds to each district.
• Every member paid their quota of the shared costs.

Come si usa: a quota of something (Each village received its quota of fuel.)

Sinonimi: share, allocation, portion

Espressioni comuni: someone’s quota, quota of supplies, receive a quota