percent
Pronunciation: /pəˈsɛnt/
The English word “percent” has 6 meanings listed here.
adverb
- For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
noun
- A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred).
- One part per hundred; one percent, hundredth.
- The percent sign, %.
- An annuity or security with a certain fixed and guaranteed annual percentage rate of return or percentage dividend.
prepositional phrase
Etymology
From New Latin per centum (“by the hundred”).
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