According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
PERCENTAGE
share, portion, part, percentage
(noun) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; “he wanted his share in cash”
percentage, percent, per centum, pct
(noun) a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
percentage (plural percentages)
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
(informal) Benefit or advantage.
Usage notes
• A percentage is often denoted by the character (%).
Ex. 50% denotes 50 per cent.
Source: Wiktionary
Per*cent"age, n. Etym: [Per cent + -age, as in average. See Per, and Cent.] (Com.)
Definition: A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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