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percentagea rate, number, or amount in each hundred

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a rate, number, or amount in each hundred

Pronunciation (IPA): /pərˈsentɪdʒ/

Korean meaning: 백분율, 퍼센트

Korean pronunciation: 퍼**센**티지

Example Sentences

  • Only a small percentage of people can touch their nose with their tongue.
  • The percentage of students who actually read the entire textbook is surprisingly low.
  • What percentage of your phone battery is left when you start panicking?

percentage

NOUN

//pərˈsentɪdʒ//

a rate, number, or amount in each hundred

percentage concept
💡 Concept

a rate, number, or amount in each hundred

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pərˈsentɪdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/pəˈsentɪdʒ/

🌳Etymology

Rootpercent
Suffix--age

Origin

From Medieval Latin 'per centum' meaning 'by the hundred,' combined with the English suffix '-age' (denoting a quantity or proportion). The term became standardized in commercial and mathematical contexts during the 16th-17th centuries.

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🎵Rhyme

advantagepackagestoragedamage
advantage
package
storage
damage

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📝Examples

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Only a small percentage of people can touch their nose with their tongue.

😄 Fun example

The percentage of students who actually read the entire textbook is surprisingly low.

😄 Fun example

What percentage of your phone battery is left when you start panicking?

The company reported a 15% increase in sales this quarter.

A large percentage of the population prefers online shopping to in-store shopping.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

proportionratioratefractionshare

Antonyms

wholeentiretytotality

Related

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