percentage
noun
- a given part or amount in every hundred
- any number or amount, as of interest, tax, etc., stated in percent
- part; portion; share: a percentage of the audience
- ☆ Informal
- use; advantage; profit: no percentage in worrying
- a risk based on favorable odds
See percentage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pər-sĕnˈtĭj)
nouna. A fraction or ratio with 100 understood as the denominator; for example, 0.98 equals a percentage of 98.
b. The result obtained by multiplying a quantity by a percent.
- A proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part: The hecklers constituted only a small percentage of the audience.
- An amount, such as an allowance, duty, or commission, that varies in proportion to a larger sum, such as total sales: work for a percentage.
- Informal Advantage; gain: There is no percentage in work without pay.
Usage Note: When preceded by
the, percentage takes a singular verb:
The percentage of unskilled workers is small. When preceded by
a, it takes either a singular or plural verb, depending on the number of the noun in the prepositional phrase that follows:
A small percentage of the workers are unskilled. A large percentage of the crop has spoiled.Learn more about percentage
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