percent
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
Etymology: < It per cento < L per centum
noun
- a hundredth part
- Informal percentage
- Brit. securities bearing regular interest of a (stated) percentage the four percents
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