CEFR C1

quota-hopping

noun

Meaning

quota-hopping means (within the EC) The circumvention of a trade quota by registering a business (or a fishing vessel) in a foreign country in order to.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

  • The article uses quota-hopping to mean (within the EC) The circumvention of a trade quota by registering a business (or....
  • The teacher asked students to find quota-hopping in the reading.