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percentage definition

per·cent·age (pər sent′ij)

noun

  1. a given part or amount in every hundred
  2. any number or amount, as of interest, tax, etc., stated in percent
  3. part; portion; share a percentage of the audience
  4. ☆ Informal
    1. use; advantage; profit no percentage in worrying
    2. a risk based on favorable odds

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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