quota-hopping

noun

The circumvention of a trade quota by registering a business (or a fishing vessel) in a foreign country in order to benefit from its quota

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Meanings

nounquota-hopping (uncountable)
  1. uncountablewithin the ECThe circumvention of a trade quota by registering a business (or a fishing vessel) in a foreign country in order to benefit from its quota
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