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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According to Fangraphs statistics, Pressly's strikeout percentage peaked at 35.7 in 2022, after residing over the 30 percent mark every year since 2018.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The stagnancy of Rodriguez’s percentages suggest many voters have dug into their beliefs about his candidacy.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
Cairo Santos was 21-for-25 in field goals, his lowest percentage since 2018.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
The defendants were said to have profited from the scheme by receiving tax refund checks from the U.S. Treasury and charging clients a fee or a percentage of the tax refund.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The stagnancy of Rodriguez’s percentages suggest many voters have dug into their beliefs about his candidacy.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
Cairo Santos was 21-for-25 in field goals, his lowest percentage since 2018.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
The defendants were said to have profited from the scheme by receiving tax refund checks from the U.S. Treasury and charging clients a fee or a percentage of the tax refund.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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