noun
percentage
puh-SEHN-tihj
noun
1
A proportion or rate expressed as a number out of one hundred.
"What percentage of the budget goes toward marketing?"
"Only a small percentage of applicants were shortlisted."
2
A share of profits, sales, or takings, especially as payment.
"The agent takes a percentage of every deal she closes."
How to Use Percentage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA way of measuring how big a part is compared to the whole, out of 100.
Common pairings
a percentage of
small percentage
percentage point
Word Forms
percentages plural
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Etymology
Formed from "percent" plus the suffix -age, indicating a rate or proportion.