percent — a rate, number, or amount in each hundred
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a rate, number, or amount in each hundred
Pronunciation (IPA): /pərˈsent/
Example Sentences
- My phone battery is at five percent - time to panic!
- I'm 99 percent sure I studied for the wrong test.
- The unemployment rate increased by 3 percent this year.
percent
NOUN[/pərˈsent/]
a rate, number, or amount in each hundred
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Latin 'per centum', literally meaning 'by the hundred' or 'for every hundred'. The phrase combined 'per' (by, for) and 'centum' (hundred), and was gradually contracted into the modern form 'percent'.
Breakdown
per- (by, for) + centum (hundred). The Latin phrase was progressively abbreviated, eventually fusing into the single word 'percent'.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My phone battery is at five percent - time to panic!”
“I'm 99 percent sure I studied for the wrong test.”
“The unemployment rate increased by 3 percent this year.”
“Only 10 percent of my diet consists of vegetables.”
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