процент — meaning in English
protsent
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English meaning
- interest noun A feeling of wanting to know more about something or pay attention to it.
- percent noun One part in every hundred; used to express a proportion of a whole.
- percentage noun A proportion or rate expressed as a number out of one hundred.
- rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
- stake noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
- usury noun The practice of lending money at an unfairly high, often illegal, rate of interest.
Senses
процент is used for these senses in English:
- interest (uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.]
- percentage The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
- stake A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
- usury (countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
interest — full definition
- noun A feeling of wanting to know more about something or pay attention to it.
- noun Money charged or earned on a loan or savings, calculated as a percentage of the amount involved.
- noun A stake, share, or legal claim in something, especially a business or property.
- verb To make someone want to know more about something or pay attention to it.