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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Ken Roberts, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Affirm’s delinquency rate of more than 30 days as a percentage of active balances was 2.8 percent as of September.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Each recipient will receive differing levels of grant money for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and workforce training, and receive different percentages of assistance with vehicle purchases, and as a result the per-bus costs for each will differ.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Unusual for her time, Waters successfully negotiated percentages of box office receipts in addition to her base salary for productions.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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