English Explanatory Dictionary

percentage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
  2. A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
  3. Benefit or advantage.

Pronunciation

/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ En-us-percentage.ogg /ˈpɚsɛnt(e)ɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

percentage percentages per-centage

Etymology

From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate).

Synonyms

centage

Related words

percent percentile permillage permyriad

Derived words

baker's percentage field goal percentage free throw percentage on-base percentage percentage dice percentage point percentage rate percentagewise slugging percentage subpercentage
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