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Sales forecasting & productivity · Core

Quota

Also called: sales target

ELI5

A target assigned to a salesperson, team or territory for a period.

Used in conversation

“Compare quota with the same cohort and period before drawing a conclusion.”

Pitch context

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Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.