percentage

Definition

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

Etymology

From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate).

Example Sentences

• "A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year."
• "The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey."
• "Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards."

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