Vartosenos šablonas:
a quota on [something] / a quota of [something]
The government introduced a strict quota on sugar imports to protect local farmers.
A kormány szigorú kvótát vezetett be a cukorimportra, hogy megvédje a hazai gazdákat.
Each fishing boat has a quota of how many tons it can catch each season.
Minden halászhajónak meg van szabva a kvótája, vagyis hogy idényenként legfeljebb hány tonna halat foghat ki.
The university has a quota for the number of international students it can accept every year.
New regulations will raise the quota of renewable energy that power companies must produce.
Talks collapsed after the two countries failed to agree on an oil production quota.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The country set a quota on foreign cars.
Az ország kvótát vezetett be a külföldi autók behozatalára.
Each company has a quota of water it can use.
Minden vállalatnak meghatározott vízfelhasználási kvótája van.
The law puts a quota on how many fish people can catch.
The school has a quota of thirty new students this year.
Dažna klaida:
Learners often confuse "quota" with "quote" (what someone says or the price for a service). Another mistake is thinking a quota is always a maximum. In fact, it can be a maximum (e.g., import quota) or a minimum/required amount (e.g., a quota of renewable energy that must be produced).
Reikšmė
officially fixed allowed or required amount
Kolokacijos
immigration quota
|import quota
|fishing quota
|annual quota
|strict quota
|quota system
Sinonimai
limit (Stresses a maximum that cannot be passed; less formal and less tied to official rules than "quota".)
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allocation (Focuses on the share given to someone, not always on the idea of a hard legal cap.)
Antonimai
unrestricted amount (Describes a situation with no fixed official cap or requirement, the opposite of a quota-controlled amount.)
Temos
government
|economics
|law
|business
|politics
Apibrėžimas
An official number or amount of something that is allowed or must be reached.
An officially fixed amount or number of people or things that is allowed, limited, or required, especially by a government or authority.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a quota of [units/sales]; to meet [someone’s] quota
New sales staff often feel stressed about meeting their monthly quota.
Az új értékesítők gyakran stresszelnek a havi kvótájuk teljesítése miatt.
The factory failed to hit its production quota for the third quarter.
A gyár nem érte el a harmadik negyedéves termelési kvótáját.
Her manager increased her quota after she exceeded it for three months in a row.
Each fundraiser was given a donation quota to reach by the end of the campaign.
If you keep missing your quota, your commission will be reduced.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I have a sales quota of twenty cars this month.
Ebben a hónapban húsz autó a havi értékesítési kvótám.
The team met its quota last week.
A csapat múlt héten teljesítette a kvótáját.
My boss set a new quota for our department.
He is worried because he did not reach his quota.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes use only "target" or "goal" and do not realize that "quota" usually means an official number set by a company, often linked to pay or performance. Some also say *"do my quota" instead of the more natural "meet my quota" or "reach my quota."
Reikšmė
required work or sales target
Kolokacijos
sales quota
|production quota
|set a quota
|meet a quota
|exceed a quota
|fail to reach a quota
Sinonimai
target (Very common in business; slightly broader and less tied to formal measurement than "quota".)
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goal (General word for something you want to achieve; not necessarily assigned by an employer or measured as strictly as a quota.)
Antonimai
no target (Describes a situation where no required amount is set, the opposite of having a clear quota to reach.)
Temos
business
|work
|economics
Apibrėžimas
A number or amount of work, sales, or things that a person must reach, usually at a job.
A fixed amount of work, sales, or production that a person or team is officially expected or required to achieve within a certain time.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a quota of [something] for [someone]
Each volunteer was given a quota of flyers to hand out at the event.
Minden önkéntes kapott egy adag szórólapot, amelyet ki kellett osztania a rendezvényen.
Every department has a quota of conference passes to distribute among staff.
Minden részleg kapott egy keretet konferenciabelépőkből, amelyet szétoszthat a munkatársak között.
The aid agency sent each village a quota of food and medicine.
Our club gets a small quota of free tickets for every home game.
The committee allocated a quota of speaking time to each delegate.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Each student received a quota of free books.
Minden diák kapott egy adag ingyenes könyvet.
Our city has a quota of seats for local fans.
A városunknak külön helykerete van a helyi szurkolók számára.
Every member has a quota of work to do.
The office gave each team a quota of paper and pens.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may use only "part" or "piece" and miss the idea that a quota is a planned share from a total. They also sometimes say *"my quota is small than yours" instead of the correct "smaller than yours."
Reikšmė
one person’s share of a total amount
Kolokacijos
quota of tickets
|quota of supplies
|quota of resources
|assign a quota
|receive a quota
|each [person] has a quota
Sinonimai
share (Very common and general; does not carry as strong a feeling of official planning as "quota".)
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portion (Emphasizes a part of a whole; often used for food or money, and can sound a bit more neutral or everyday than "quota.")
Antonimai
whole amount (Refers to the entire quantity, not a divided share, which is what a quota represents here.)
Temos
distribution
|business
|organization
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A share or part of a total amount that one person or group gets.
An amount of something that is given or assigned as the share belonging to one person or group, especially when the total is divided.
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Vartosenos šablonas:
one’s quota of [something]
I’ve had my quota of meetings for one day, so I’m going home.
Mára megvolt a magam adagja a megbeszélésekből, úgyhogy hazamegyek.
By lunchtime I’d already had my quota of bad news.
Ebédidőre már megkaptam a magam adagját a rossz hírekből.
Most people don’t get their quota of sleep during the workweek.
I think I’ve reached my quota of spicy food for this month.
She’s already had her quota of drama this year and wants a quiet life.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I had my quota of coffee this morning.
Ma reggel megvolt a kávéadagom.
He feels he has had his quota of problems this week.
Úgy érzi, ezen a héten már bőven kijutott neki a problémákból.
You need your daily quota of sleep.
We reached our quota of long meetings today.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not realize this use is often slightly humorous or critical and may translate it too literally. They also sometimes say *"I have enough quota of sleep" instead of the more natural "I get enough sleep" or "I get my quota of sleep."
Reikšmė
personally expected or enough amount
Kolokacijos
my quota of sleep
|my quota of bad luck
|your daily quota of exercise
|his quota of problems
|our quota of meetings
Sinonimai
fill (In expressions like "get your fill"; focuses on feeling that you have had enough of something, not on counting or measuring like "quota.")
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dose (Often used metaphorically ("a dose of reality"); similar informal feel but less tied to the idea of a fixed amount.)
Antonimai
shortage (Suggests not having enough of something, whereas this use of "quota" usually implies you have had enough or more than enough.)
Temos
daily life
|feelings
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
The amount of something that feels like enough or too much for one person, often said in a joking or annoyed way.
An amount of something that is seen as enough, too much, or the usual amount for one person, often used humorously or with mild criticism.