percentage
pronunciation
How to pronounce percentage in British English:
UK [pəˈsentɪdʒ]
How to pronounce percentage in American English:
US [pərˈsentɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a proportion multiplied by 100
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Word Origin
- percentage (n.)
- 1789, from percent + -age. Sense of "profit, advantage" is from 1862.
Synonym
Example
- 1. In the house of representatives , the percentage is even smaller .
- 2. Under the agreement , 21vianet would collect client revenues and pass a percentage on to microsoft .
- 3. It 's still a very low percentage and over a very short time that will change .
- 4. At companies with sales of less than $ 5 billion , the percentage is 45 % .
- 5. Operating expenses are declining as a percentage of revenue , but not by much .