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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