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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Hensoldt’s representative said the company’s business exposure to Ukraine is limited, accounting for a single-digit percentage of revenues.
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The dataset included 38 key indicators of a compassionate spirit, ranging from the share of sheltered homeless people to volunteering hours per capita and the percentage of income donated to charity.
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Chloe Taylor,greg Kennedy, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Shanahan’s winning percentage in November is 61% including the 4-1 mark last month.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The dataset included 38 key indicators of a compassionate spirit, ranging from the share of sheltered homeless people to volunteering hours per capita and the percentage of income donated to charity.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Polling released Monday by CNN showed that the percentage of people who believe the country is on the wrong economic track jumped to 56%, a 13-point increase compared to January.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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