名额 míng’é quota
quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)
How to remember 名额: 名 name + 额 forehead = quota.
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How it is used
- A quota or number of allotted places/slots - 名额有限 (míng'é yǒuxiàn) limited spots available, 招生名额 admission quota.
- About headcount slots (in a school, team, program), not a sum of money.