percentage

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/
• (GA) IPA: /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

percentage (plural percentages)

1. The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

   A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.

2. A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.

   She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.

3. (informal) Benefit or advantage.

   There was no percentage in staying at home.

Related terms

• percent
• percentile

Translations

• French: pourcentage
• German: Prozentsatz
• Italian: percentuale
• Portuguese: percentagem
• Russian: проце́нт
• Spanish: porcentaje

Translations

• French: pourcentage
• German: prozentual
• Italian: percentuale
• Spanish: porcentaje

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