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percent
[ per-sent ]
noun
- Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- British. stocks, bonds, etc., that bear an indicated rate of interest.
adjective
- figured or expressed on the basis of a rate or proportion per hundred (used in combination with a number in expressing rates of interest, proportions, etc.): : %
to get three percent interest.
percent
- One part in a hundred. For example, 62 percent (also written 62%) means 62 parts out of 100.
percent
- A fraction expressed as a number of hundredths. Twelve percent of a quantity, for example, is twelve one-hundredths of it. Twelve percent may also be written 12%.
Confusables Note
Other Word Forms
- ·Գa adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Beyond the economy, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that only 40 percent of Americans approve of Trump's overall performance as president.
Ten percent better-looking wouldn’t do me much good so I’ll take the talent.
Humanitarian assistance would face cuts of 54 percent, while global health funding would fall by 55 percent, the memo says.
“A 145 percent tariff on Chinese goods — coupled with a retaliatory 125 percent Chinese tariff on U.S. goods — can be expected to dramatically curtail the region’s trade with China.”
Even though the United States makes up less than 10 percent of global exports, nearly 90 percent of all foreign-exchange transactions involve the dollar.
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