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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 51Թ Forms
- percental adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
“Eighty percent of their earnings remain in the United States, in consumption, in taxes. And they are people who are integrated into life there.”
“Fifty-seven percent of our forests are owned and managed by the federal government,” Crowfoot said.
Chin-Hong said he recommends pregnant women get vaccinated “one million percent.”
Each dehorning costs about $600, a significant sum in the African context, although that represents just over 1 percent of the entire budget for rhino protection rhinos, and other security measures are far more expensive.
In 2021, data from Granville County indicated that 21 percent of children under the age of 18 experienced food insecurity while the percentage of students who received free and reduced school meals remained unchanged.
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