percentage

CEFRB1

/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An amount expressed as a number out of one hundred.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.

Examples

  • A large percentage of the population voted in the recent election.

  • What is the percentage of overseas markets for your products?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɚsɛnt(e)ɪd͡ʒ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Benefit or advantage.

  2. The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

More examples

In context

  • What percentage of the students are admitted to colleges?

  • A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.

  • She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.

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The blank of water in the average adult human body is about sixty.

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Origin

noun

From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate).