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Quota relief

Meaning in sales & retail, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In sales & retail, quota relief means: An approved reduction in a salesperson's target to account for specified circumstances.

In Turkish: satış hedefinde onaylı indirim

How it is used

Use for a formal adjustment to the target; document the reason, affected period and revised amount.

Example sentences

  1. The company granted quota relief after transferring two major accounts to another region.

    The target changes because the seller's assigned opportunity has changed.

  2. Quota relief for the affected quarter must appear in the approved compensation record.

    A documented adjustment avoids comparing results with an outdated target.

Common collocations

  • request quota relief
  • approve quota relief
  • quotaA fixed sales target given to a salesperson or team for a period, often used to calculate commission and judge performance.
  • sales territoryThe geographic area, group of customers or industry that a salesperson or team is responsible for.

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