percent.
For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
Meaning & usage
For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
10 percent off all swimwear this week!
Where this word comes from
From New Latin per centum (“by the hundred”).
A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred).
only a small percent attain the top ranks
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.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin per centum (“by the hundred”).
Per hundred.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin per centum (“by the hundred”).
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