percentage

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/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

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/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ · /ˈpɚsɛnt(e)ɪd͡ʒ/

Definition of percentage

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

“A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.”
“The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey.”
“Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

“A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.”
“The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey.”
“Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards.”
(countable, uncountable)A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.

“She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.”
(countable, informal, uncountable)Benefit or advantage.

“There was no percentage in staying at home.”

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From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate).

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