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quota and Spanish cuota
In English
quota
an assigned limit or target
In Spanish
cuota
de pago
Spanish "cuota" means: fee / installment
Why they get mixed up Spanish "cuota" is a periodic payment or the proportional share owed by someone. English "quota" is a limit or target assigned to a group or individual. The sense of a limit is stronger in English.
If you want to say...
- quotacupo
- feecuota (pago)
- installmentpago a plazos
Examples
We reached our sales quota.
Alcanzamos nuestra meta de ventas.
There's a quota on imports.
Hay un cupo para las importaciones.
The team must meet its monthly quota.
El equipo debe cumplir su cupo mensual.
Women fill a quota of forty percent on the board.
Las mujeres cubren un cupo del cuarenta por ciento en la junta.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Voy a pedir una cuota de importación de 100 toneladas.
Correct: Voy a pedir un cupo de importación de 100 toneladas.
Cuota is usually a payment or fee. A quantity limit is un cupo.
Incorrect: La cuota de importaciones es de 100 toneladas.
Correct: El cupo de importaciones es de 100 toneladas.
Use cupo for a limit on quantity.
Phrases you will hear
- a sales quotauna cuota de ventas
- an import quotaun cupo de importación
- meet the quotacumplir el cupo
- a quota of womenun cupo de mujeres
- a monthly feeuna cuota mensual
- installmentscuotas (pagos)
In a conversation
- A:
We must meet the monthly quota.
Debemos cumplir el cupo mensual.
- B:
What's the import quota?
¿Cuál es el cupo de importación?
- A:
Ten tons. And the gym fee is thirty dollars.
Diez toneladas. Y la cuota del gimnasio es de treinta dólares.
- B:
Then I'll pay in installments.
Entonces pagaré en cuotas.
Test yourself
"A sales quota" is...
To remember it
Quota = an assigned limit/target. A payment installment (Spanish "cuota") = fee/installment.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "cuota" mean?
Spanish "cuota" means "fee / installment". It looks like the English "quota", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "quota" means "an assigned limit or target".
Does English "quota" mean the same as Spanish "cuota"?
Spanish "cuota" is a periodic payment or the proportional share owed by someone. English "quota" is a limit or target assigned to a group or individual. The sense of a limit is stronger in English.