Percentage Meaning
/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
nounA share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
Sentence Examples
What is the percentage of overseas markets for your products?
What percentage of the students are admitted to colleges?
A large percentage of the population voted in the recent election.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of water in the average adult human body is about sixty.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A large ____ of the students passed the exam with distinction after the intensive revision course.
Word Origin & History
From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey."
— 2017 November 29, Walter Updegrave, “How much income will you actually need in retirement?”, in CNN Money:
"Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards."
— 2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN Business:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of water in the average adult human body is about sixty.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A large ____ of the students passed the exam with distinction after the intensive revision course.