Definitions for PERCENT
pərˈsɛntper·cent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. percentage, percent, per centum, pctnoun

   a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. percentnoun

   A part or other object per hundred

   A resolution must receive fifty-one percent of the votes to pass.

2. percentnoun

   percentage.

3. Etymology: per centum.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. percent

   In mathematics, a percentage (from Latin: per centum, "by a hundred") is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign, "%", although the abbreviations "pct.", "pct" and sometimes "pc" are also used. A percentage is a dimensionless number (pure number); it has no unit of measurement.

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1. percent

   A percent or percentage is a mathematical term used to express a number or ratio as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the symbol "%". For example, if 50 out of 100 people have blue eyes, we say that 50% of the people have blue eyes. It is also used to indicate proportional relationships.

Matched Categories

1. • Proportion

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PERCENT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #394

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PERCENT' in Nouns Frequency: #1413

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Anagrams for PERCENT »

1. precent

How to pronounce PERCENT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say PERCENT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PERCENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PERCENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of PERCENT in a Sentence

1. Andrei Toptun:

   Even if the bank gives its approval to the loan, the rate starts somewhere around 20 percent.

2. Mark Parkinson:

   HHS has announced distribution plans for 80 percent of the $175 billion Provider Relief Fund created by the CARES Act. Health care providers, including nursing homes, will need additional resources to continue its response to the COVID pandemic heading into the cold and flu season, which provides new challenges, cOVID-19 disproportionately impacts the elderly many of whom already have preexisting health conditions and chronic diseases and the dedicated staff who care for them.

3. Chris Patten:

   China's exports to the United States went up by 1,600 percent in 15 years, So who need whom?.

4. Matt Barreto:

   I have not seen any data that I would consider an accurate reflection of Latinos that Republicans are increasing( Texas Latinos share), or they will be over 25 percent of those voters, the only reason it would be different is not that they are winning over more people ; it would be if some Latinos who are Democratically leaning stay home.

5. Rich Robinson:

   I love my brother and respect his talent, but his present demand that I must give up my equal share of the band and that our drummer for 28 years and original partner, Steve Gorman, relinquish 100 percent of his share, reducing him to a salaried employee, is not something I could agree to.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PERCENT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Percent
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=PERCENT