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percent
or per cent
[ 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%.
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Confusables Note
In the senses “rate or proportion per hundred” and “proportion in general” percent and percentage are frequently interchangeable. With a preceding number, only percent occurs ( a 16 percent decline ); with no preceding number, either occurs, but percentage is much more common: a certain percentage (or percent ) of the land.
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Other 51Թ Forms
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Seventy percent of the transferred inmates are now taking part in rehabilitative programs, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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In 1965, just 24 percent of Americans said involvement in the Vietnam War had been a mistake.
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Beyond the economy, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that only 40 percent of Americans approve of Trump's overall performance as president.
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Ten percent better-looking wouldn’t do me much good so I’ll take the talent.
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Humanitarian assistance would face cuts of 54 percent, while global health funding would fall by 55 percent, the memo says.
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