percentage
noun
per·cent·age
pər-ˈsen-tij 
1
a
: a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
a high percentage of students attended
b
: the result obtained by multiplying a number by a percent
the percentage equals the rate times the base
2
3
: an indeterminate part : proportion
4
a
b
: favorable odds
Examples of percentage in a Sentence
If a goalie saves 96 out of 100 shots, his save percentage is 96 percent.
The percentages of women completing high school and college were 95 percent and 52 percent, respectively.
What percentage of your income do you spend on rent?
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The percentage isn’t as high for Republicans, who have reason to celebrate Trump’s victory.
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David Bauder and Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Kansas State’s Avery Johnson had a 59.1 completion percentage and no 300-yard games.
—Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
But while apprenticeships and similar programs are common in Europe, in the United States spending on high school technical training is a tiny percentage of education budgets.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Tesla, the automaker helmed by the world’s richest person Elon Musk, was the top percentage gainer on the index, tacking on 7.4%, while other notable stocks rising at least 2% included Netflix, Starbucks and Walmart.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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David Bauder and Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Kansas State’s Avery Johnson had a 59.1 completion percentage and no 300-yard games.
—Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
But while apprenticeships and similar programs are common in Europe, in the United States spending on high school technical training is a tiny percentage of education budgets.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Tesla, the automaker helmed by the world’s richest person Elon Musk, was the top percentage gainer on the index, tacking on 7.4%, while other notable stocks rising at least 2% included Netflix, Starbucks and Walmart.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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percentage
noun
per·cent·age
pər-ˈsent-ij
1
a
: a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
a high percentage of students attended
b
: the result obtained by multiplying a number by a percent
the percentage equals the rate times the base
2
a
: probability sense 3a
play the percentages
b
: favorable odds
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