percentage

US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/

UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/

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noun

  • Part of a whole divided into hundredths
  • An advantage or allowance.
  • A rate, number, or amount in relation to a whole, expressed as if it is, or is part of, one hundred.
  • A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.
  • A number or rate that is expressed as a certain number of parts of something divided into 100 parts.