percentage
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PERCENTAGE
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[count]
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a number or rate that is expressed as a certain number of parts of something divided into 100 parts
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If a goalie saves 96 out of 100 shots, his save percentage is 96 percent.
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The percentages of women completing high school and college were 95 percent and 52 percent, respectively.
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Interest rates fell two percentage points. [=interest rates fell two percent]
2
[singular]
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a part of a whole
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portion
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What percentage of your income do you spend on rent?
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A large percentage of students passed the test. [=most of the students passed the test]
3
[count]
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a part or share of the profit earned when something is sold
— usually singular
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He gets a percentage for every car he sells.
no percentage
informal
— used to say that something should not be done because there is no chance that it will produce a good result
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There's no percentage in arguing with them. They'll never change their minds.
