quota

S2 W2

BrE /ˈkwəʊtə/ AmE /ˈkwoʊtə/

noun en → es

1 LIMIT/ALLOWANCE [singular] B1

a fixed amount of something that is allowed or required, especially by an organization or government

cuota, límite, asignación

  • quota for something

Collocations quota for emissions · quota of workers

  • The company has a quota for the number of women it employs.

    La empresa tiene una cuota para el número de mujeres que emplea.

2 SHARE [singular] B2

the part that someone or something has in a total amount, especially when this is decided by an agreement

porción, parte, cuota

  • quota of something

Collocations quota of the market · quota of the profits

  • The company's quota of the market is 15%.

    La cuota del mercado de la empresa es del 15 por ciento.