quota
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/ˈkwəʊtə/
🇬🇧
/ˈkwəʊtə/
An official limit on the number or amount of something allowed.
The government set a strict import quota on grain to protect local farmers.
政府設定了嚴格的穀物進口配額以保護本地農民。
The amount of something someone is expected to do or have.
I've finished my daily work quota, so I'm going home now.
我已經完成了每日的工作量,所以現在要回家了。
The number of votes a candidate needs to win an election.
The candidate fell just 76 votes short of the required quota to win.
這位候選人僅差76票未能達到獲勝所需的票數。