percent

Plural: percent, percents

Noun

• One part in every hundred; a specified proportion.
• a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
• A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred).
• One part per hundred; one percent, hundredth.
• The percent sign, %.
• An annuity or security with a certain fixed and guaranteed annual percentage rate of return or percentage dividend.

Adv

• For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).

Prep_Phrase

• Per hundred.

Examples

• only a small percent attain the top ranks
• Scoring 100 PERCENT of the bonus squares requires skill and luck in Scrabble.

Synonyms

pct, per centum, percentage

Related Words

ampersand, asterisk and asterism, at sign, backslash, bullet, dagger, degree symbol, number sign, per mille, per myriad, permille, pipe, ppb, ppm, ppq, ppt, prime, tilde, underscore, vertical bar, ‰, ‱

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