percentage

per·cent·age  (pr-sntj)

n.

1.

a. A fraction or ratio with 100 understood as the denominator; for example, 0.98 equals a percentage of 98.

b. The result obtained by multiplying a quantity by a percent.

2. A proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part: The hecklers constituted only a small percentage of the audience.

3. An amount, such as an allowance, duty, or commission, that varies in proportion to a larger sum, such as total sales: work for a percentage.

4. Informal Advantage; gain: There is no percentage in work without pay.

Usage Note: When preceded by the, percentage takes a singular verb: The percentage of unskilled workers is small. When preceded by a, it takes either a singular or plural verb, depending on the number of the noun in the prepositional phrase that follows: A small percentage of the workers are unskilled. A large percentage of the crop has spoiled.

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percentage

Noun

1. proportion or rate per hundred parts

2. any proportion in relation to the whole: a small percentage of the population

3. Informal profit or advantage

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	percentage - a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) pct, per centum, percent proportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole absentee rate - the percentage of workers who do not report to work occupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time vacancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time unemployment rate - the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date
	2.	percentage - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" share, portion, part net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) tranche - a portion of something (especially money) dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributed dole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given way - a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways" ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" slice, piece - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" profit sharing - a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" allocation, allotment - a share set aside for a specific purpose assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

Translations

percentage [pəˈsɛntɪdʒ] n → porcentaje m;

to get a percentage on all sales → percibir un tanto por ciento sobre todas las ventas;

on a percentage basis → a porcentaje

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percentage [pəˈsɛntɪdʒ] n → pourcentage m;

on a percentage basis → au pourcentage

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percentage [pəˈsɛntɪdʒ] n → Prozentsatz m;

on a percentage basis → auf Prozentbasis

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percentage [pəˈsɛntɪdʒ] n → percentuale f;

on a percentage basis → a percentuale

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percentage

n percentage [pəˈsentidʒ]

1 an amount, number or rate given as a fraction of one hundred We've expressed all these figures as percentages. persentasie بِالمِئَه، في المائَه количество procento procent; procentsats die Prozente (pl.) ποσοστό επί τοις εκατό porcentaje protsent درصد prosenttimäärä pourcentage אָחוּז प्रतिशतता posto százalék(arány) persentase prósenta percentuale パーセントの割合 백분율, 백분비 procentinis dydis/santykis/skaičius procentuālā attiecība, procenti peratusan percentage prosent(del) procent, odsetek percentagem procent(aj) процент percento odstotki procenat procenttal; procentuellt อัตราร้อยละ yüzde oranı 百分數 відсоток, відсоткове відношення في صد tỷ lệ phần trăm 百分数

2 a part or proportion of something A large percentage of the population can't read or write. persentasie, deel نِسْبَة مِئَوِيَّه، كَمِيَّه количество procento procentdel der Prozentsatz ποσοστό porcentaje osa بخش؛ سهم osuus proportion אָחוּז हिस्सा postotak,udio hányad sebagian prósenta, hlutfall, hluti percentuale 割合 율, 비율 dalis daļa peratusan percentage prosent(del) procent percentagem parte, proporţie часть, доля percento delež procenat procent, del สัดส่วน oran, nisbet 部分 частина, процент ايک بڑا حصہ tỷ lệ 部分