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percentage
noun per·cent·age \pər-ˈsen-tij\
: a number or rate that is expressed as a certain number of parts of something divided into 100 parts
: a part of a whole
: a part or share of the profit earned when something is sold
Full Definition of PERCENTAGE
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a : a part of a whole expressed in hundredths <a high percentage of students attended> b : the result obtained by multiplying a number by a percent <the percentage equals the rate times the base>
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: an indeterminate part : proportion
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a : probability b : favorable odds
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First Known Use of PERCENTAGE
circa 1789
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- chance, odds, probability
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percentage
noun per·cent·age \pər-ˈsen-tij\
Definition of PERCENTAGE for Kids
1
: a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
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: a share of profits
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