A quota is an amount. A group or an individual is assigned a quota for a particular reason. Going above or below a quota can be good or bad, but it depends on the reason for the quota to exist.
Bob has already gone above his sales quota for the month of March. That’s very good.
It looks like Todd isn’t going to make his quota. That’s bad.
We can relax because we’ve met our quota for the year.
Nadine is unhappy because she says the quotas set by the company are unrealistic.
Quotas are necessary in some cases because they help control or limit growth.
Each country in the world is assigned a quota that limits the number of immigrants coming into the United States.
