quota

Quote, Soll

Eine festgelegte Zahl oder ein festgelegter Prozentsatz, der erreicht oder nicht überschritten werden soll.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: a quota of an amount (Each worker has a quota of twenty calls a day.)

Synonyme: target, requirement

Häufige Wendungen: sales quota, meet a quota, daily quota, production quota

Quote, Kontingent

Eine offiziell festgelegte Grenze dafür, wie viel von etwas erlaubt ist.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: 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.)

Synonyme: limit, cap

Häufige Wendungen: fishing quota, import quota, exceed a quota

Anteil, Zuteilung

Ein Anteil an etwas, der einer Person oder Gruppe offiziell zugeteilt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: a quota of something (Each village received its quota of fuel.)

Synonyme: share, allocation, portion

Häufige Wendungen: someone’s quota, quota of supplies, receive a quota