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Meanings of quota in English

Russian
квота
Portuguese
cota

Prescribed number or percentage that may serve as a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

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          Usage of quota in English
          1
          That quota is expected to rise to 1500 from July this year.
          Radio NZ
          2
          Specific culls could be organised without counting in the overall national quota.
          The Guardian
          3
          And they say the governement's action could threaten the quota management system.
          Radio NZ
          4
          Cutting the blending quota would further reduce the industry's market, he said.
          Reuters
          5
          Nor has France met its share of the European Union relocation quota.
          The Guardian
          6
          However, the initial quota of 18 monitors on the ground seems small.
          The Guardian
          7
          The weekly quota of sectarian street violence has continued since early summer.
          The Irish Times
          8
          He says the lower quota has taken a toll on the company.
          Radio NZ
          9
          He also looked forward to the introduction of a salmon quota system.
          The Irish Times
          10
          We actually want to increase the refugee quota for our Pacific cousins.
          Radio NZ
          11
          But the authorities decided to fine him because he'd exceeded his quota.
          The Irish Times
          12
          Iwi were major players in fisheries and owned significant amounts of quota.
          Radio NZ
          13
          Each centre recruited participants using quota sampling stratified by age and sex.
          Pubmed
          14
          The Supreme Court declined to review it, thereby enshrining the quota system.
          The Disposable Male
          15
          The quota is supposed to be used only in extreme BOP distress.
          After the Rain : how the West lost the East
          16
          Each one hastened to contribute his own quota toward the general optimism.
          Heart of the West
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          Translations for quota
          Russian
          квота
          Portuguese
          cota
          Quota through the time
          Quota across language varieties
          New Zealand
          Common
          Ireland
          Common
          South Africa
          Less common
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