Percentage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Percentage is a noun meaning The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
Meaning
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
More Meanings
- A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
- (informal) Benefit or advantage.
Example Sentences
There was no percentage in staying at home.
She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.
A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.
The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey.
Word Forms
- percentages
- per-centage
Synonyms for percentage
Depending on context, synonyms include centage, part, portion, share, percent, pct.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include percent, pct, part, portion, share, centenary.
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