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percent definition

per·cent (pər sent′)

adverb, adjective

per hundred; in, to, or for every hundred: symbol, % a 20 percent rate means 20 in every 100
also per cent or Now Rareper cent.

Etymology: < It per cento < L per centum

noun

  1. a hundredth part
  2. Informal percentage
  3. Brit. securities bearing regular interest of a (stated) percentage the four percents

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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