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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

percentage Synonyms

percentage

n.

per cent, rate, rate per cent, portion, section, allotment, duty, discount, commission, winnings, washout rate, cut, rake-off, holdout, corner, pay-off, slice, split, shake, squeeze; see also division 2, interest 3.

percentage Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • donate: Our innovative loyalty marketing program donates a percentage of the commission charged to a charity of the client's choice.
  • calculate: Then calculate the percentages of each group who have been diagnosed with autism.

Adjective modifier

  • tiny: These galaxies seem to have consumed only a tiny percentage of their reservoir of gas.
  • high: A high percentage of eggs, however, are devoured by snails.
  • small: The con usually takes a small percentage from each sale.
  • insignificant: Of the law statistically insignificant percentage the intrinsic difference.
  • fixed: Second is the Relative Income Standard which is a fixed percentage relative to the average.
  • large: A large percentage of the initial weight loss is coming from muscle loss.

Modifies a noun

  • point: Percent percentage point programs quot american a range of.
  • pointsto: Small employers by the consumer higher income elasticity there was a. By percentage pointsto to substantially affect insurance program to.
  • increase: The rate of economic growth is the percentage increase in real GDP over twelve months.
  • weighting: The percentage weighting given to the assessment reflects proportionate achievement of learning outcomes rather than proportionate input effort.
  • reduction: Reliefs When business or agricultural property is transferred there is a percentage reduction in the value of the transfer.

Noun used with modifier

  • payout: But everyone comes out a winner with an overall payout percentage of over 97 % !
  • payback: On the radio club in january the issue tonight the payback percentage.
  • nhis: That to be nhis data percentage points was based on.

Preposition: of

  • population: All vaccines have some side effects on a small percentage of the population.
  • turnover: Since 1992 the percentage of turnover returned to staff has declined from 66 per cent to 57 per cent.
  • pupil: In 1970 the percentage of pupils leaving with no graded results was 47 % .

Preposition: for

  • eachfoster: Effect table controlling by taking into percentage for eachfoster.