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percentage

/pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
  2. A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
  3. Benefit or advantage.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

per centum(English)percent(English)pct(English)part(English)portion(English)share(English)centenary(English)centennial(English)slugging(English)proficient(English)ops(English)triples(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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