percentage
/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/noun3 syllables
Percentage means: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent.
Synonyms for percentage7
noun, as in a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent
noun, as in assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
What does percentage mean?2
noun
1
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent
2
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group“he wanted his share in cash”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Percentage in a sentence
- What percentage of all taxi drivers make unscrupulous detours, do you think?FeuDRenais2
- In comparison to mastectomy, lumpectomy removes a smaller percentage of breast tissue.Vanilla
- What is the percentage of overseas markets for your products?ColawithIce
- What percentage of the students are admitted to colleges?CK
- We are going to increase the percentage of yam in these animals' diet.Cangarejo
- What percentage of the people speak three languages?cris
- The high percentage of oxygen makes humans feel energized and alive.corvard
- The high percentage of oxygen allows insects to grow to frightful sizes.corvard
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Forms of percentage
as a noun
- plural
- percentages