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per cent
/ pə ˈsɛnt /
adverb
- Alsoper centum in or for every hundred %
noun
- a percentage or proportion
- often plural securities yielding a rate of interest as specified
he bought three percents
Word History and Origins
Origin of per cent1
Example Sentences
But we controlled the field really well with our kicking and winning the aerial battle and the crowd gave the boys that extra five or 10 per cent.
Eighty per cent of patients are women and the average age of someone receiving surgery is 25.
"One important area to watch is whether women judges – who make up approximately 35 to 40 per cent of the judiciary – will face marginalisation or dismissal," says Mr Sayed.
Israel Katz said the zones would provide a "buffer" to protect Israeli communities "in any temporary or permanent situation", and that "tens of per cent" of the Palestinian territory had been added since the Israeli offensive resumed three weeks ago.
He said that "60 per cent" of core funding must be spent on "actual change on the ground".
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