quota

[US]/ˈkwəʊtə/
[UK]/ˈkwoʊtə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

corresponding English definition: n. (officially set) a fixed quantity, amount, or share.
Word Forms
Pluralquotas

Phrases & Collocations

annual quota

årlig kvote

import quota

importkvote

quotas and limitations

kvoter og begrænsninger

quota system

kvotesystem

quota management

kvotestyrring

above quota

over kvote

export quota

eksportkvote

production quota

produktionskvote

tariff quota

toldkvote

quota control

kvotekontrol

sales quota

salgskvote

credit quota

kreditkvote

Example Sentences

an Irishman with a double ration of blarney and a treble quota of charm.

En irsk mand med en fordoblet portion blarney og en tredoblet kvote af charme.

Each has his quota of work for the day.

Hver især har sin kvote af arbejde for dagen.

A restricted import quota was set for meat products.

Der blev indført en begrænset importkvote for animalske produkter.

he overfulfilled the quota by forty per cent.

Han overskred kvoten med fyrre procent.

the removal of entry quotas encouraged young people to enter universities.

Ophævelsen af indskrivningskvoter opfordrede unge til at søge ind på universiteter.

No boat is allowed to catch more than its quota of fish.

Ingen båd må fange mere end sin kvote af fisk.

The government set a quota on the annual number of immigrants from Italy.

Regeringen fastsatte en kvote for det årlige antal immigranter fra Italien.

charges and countercharges concerning producers, quotas, and affidavits.

Anklager og modanklager vedrørende producenter, kvoter og erklæringer.

the country may be exceeding its OPEC quota of 1,100,000 barrels of oil per day.

Landet kan muligvis overstige sin OPEC-kvote på 1.100.000 tønder olie om dagen.

they were arrested to help fill the quota of arrests the security police had to make during the crackdown.

De blev anholdt for at hjælpe med at opfylde antallet af anholdelser, som politiet skulle foretage under nedslaget.

They also face falling roundwood quotas from pulp and paper factories, slowing peeler log demand, declining sawlog exports and increasing difficulty securing lines of credit.

De står også over for faldende kvoter for rundtømmer fra papirfabrikker, aftagende efterspørgsel efter peeler-stammer, faldende eksport af savtømmer og stigende vanskeligheder med at sikre kreditlinjer.

Nor need we here examine the effect of import quotas, exchange controls, bilateralism and other means of reducing, diverting or preventing international trade.

Vi behøver heller ikke her at undersøge virkningen af importkvoter, valutakontroller, bilateralisme og andre midler til at reducere, omdirigere eller forhindre international handel.

Real-world Examples

They got more quota than I did.

De fik mere kvote end jeg gjorde.

Source: VOA Standard English_Life

Perhaps they had already reached the 2017 quota.

Måske havde de allerede nået kvoten for 2017.

Source: VOA Daily Standard February 2017 Collection

Firms that pollute beyond their quota must buy credits.

Virksomheder, der forurener ud over deres kvote, skal købe kvoter.

Source: The Economist - International

Individuals with siblings have the option to share this deduction quota.

Personer med søskende har mulighed for at dele denne fradragskvote.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

The other 50% will be part of next year's import quotas.

De resterende 50 % vil være en del af næste års importkvoter.

Source: New Cambridge Business English (Elementary)

So I was very fast I always made sure that I made a quota.

Så jeg var meget hurtig, jeg sørgede altid for at lave en kvote.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2023 Compilation

The Japanese fisheries agency set a quota for killing 227 whales every six months.

Det japanske fiskeriagentur fastsatte en kvote for at dræbe 227 hvaler hvert halve år.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

Charles Schwab had a mill manager whose people weren't producing their quota of work.

Charles Schwab havde en mølleleder, hvis folk ikke producerede deres arbejdsnorm.

Source: The Weaknesses of Human Nature (Part 2)

I assume we'll deduct any extra time we spend together at work from our weekly quota.

Jeg antager, at vi vil fratrække al den ekstra tid, vi bruger sammen på arbejdet, fra vores ugentlige kvote.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

Don't worry about my quota. I do very well.

Bekymre dig ikke om min kvote. Jeg klarer mig rigtig godt.

Source: Classic movies

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