percentage
noun
per·cent·age
pər-ˈsen-tij 
1
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
2
3
: an indeterminate part : proportion
4
a
b
: favorable odds
Examples of percentage in a Sentence
If a goalie saves 96 out of 100 shots, his save percentage is 96 percent.
The percentages of women completing high school and college were 95 percent and 52 percent, respectively.
What percentage of your income do you spend on rent?
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Those are tiny percentages and, if anything, represent a reason for Wilken to approve the settlement.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The league-wide save percentage has dropped for 10 consecutive years, plummeting from .915 in 2015-16 to the current average of only .900.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
He’s shot the ball well in his 15 games as a Wizard, posting small-sample field-goal and 3-point percentages (44.0% and 39.2%) that would be the best of his career.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
With 58 hospitalizations reported so far, the percentage is about half of what's expected.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The league-wide save percentage has dropped for 10 consecutive years, plummeting from .915 in 2015-16 to the current average of only .900.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
He’s shot the ball well in his 15 games as a Wizard, posting small-sample field-goal and 3-point percentages (44.0% and 39.2%) that would be the best of his career.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
With 58 hospitalizations reported so far, the percentage is about half of what's expected.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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percentage
noun
per·cent·age
pər-ˈsent-ij
1
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
2
a
: probability sense 3a
play the percentages
b
: favorable odds
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