Skammti

Skammti is an Icelandic noun meaning a fixed portion or allocation within a regulated system. It denotes the amount that may be used, produced, or allocated to an individual, organization, or category of actors. The term is most common in bureaucratic, economic, and policy contexts, where authorities set a limit as part of licensing, permitting, or quotas.

The word is derived from the verb skammta, meaning to allot or apportion. The noun typically refers to the result of that act—the share or portion allocated. In practice, skammti is often used with domain modifiers, such as fiskveiðiskammti (fishing quota) or emissions skammti, though kvóti is the more common everyday term for quotas.

Usage: For example, the government may assign a skammti to each actor per season; a company may receive a yearly skammti; and in statistical reports, skammti can refer to the maximum allowable quantity. The term helps distinguish between the overall limit (the cap) and other quantities in a distribution.

Relation: Skammti is related to skammta (to allot) and to kvóti (quota). In many contexts kvóti is more common; skammti may appear in formal or technical writing.

See also: kvóti, skammta.