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quota::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | import barrier, trade barrier |
the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated.
quota::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | allocation, allotment |
Examples of quota
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As long as the number of stolen items in a district is below quota, all is well.
From the economist.com
The quota was increased to eight several weeks after he signed with the Thunder.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
At that time the Government was paying dairy farmers to use up their milk quota.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Under the scheme, fishermen who allow cameras on ships are given an extra quota.
From the metro.co.uk
Although I would agree that their quota should be regulated to a smaller number.
From the economist.com
The winter season would be open seven days a week as the remaining quota allows.
From the thenewstribune.com
As a result, the country exceeded its OPEC production quota of 1.54 million bbl.
From the time.com
The size of the quota dictates the country's share of votes on the fund's board.
From the businessweek.com
European fisheries ministers are to meet in December to set quota levels for cod.
From the upi.com
- A prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"
- A proportional share assigned to each participant
- A limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"
- A disk quota is a limit set by a system administrator that restricts certain aspects of file system usage on modern operating systems. The function of using disk quotas is to allocate limited disk space in a reasonable way.
- (quotas) limits on the amount of foreign goods that can be imported
- (Quotas) ARM: increasing racism, sexism, and collectivism by treating individuals as faceless members of groups; ignoring different interests of subcultures in employment and attitudes. SCM: does not exist; a way to decrease racism and ensure fairness. See "Affirmative Action" and "Fairness."
- (Quotas) For affirmative action purposes, an absolute requirement that an employer hire a certain number of or percentage of employees from a specified group, without regard to the availability of qualified candidates or the presence of more qualified members of other groups.
- (Quotas) Quota is the number of sales, usually measured by top line revenue that a sales representative is expected to meet.
- (Quotas) System of controlling imports, exports or production by specifying a certain limitation.
