percentage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin per centum, "for every hundred", + -age.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

percentage (plural percentages)

1. 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.

2. A share of the profits.

   She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.

3. (informal) Benefit or advantage.

   There was no percentage in staying at home.

[edit] Usage notes

• A percentage is often denoted by the character (%).

Ex. 50% denotes 50 per cent.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• per cent
• percentile
• percentage point