percentage

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/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

high, large

A large percentage of students in our class prefer online learning to traditional classrooms.

low, small

VERB + PERCENTAGE

calculate

express sth as

The teacher asked us to express our test scores as percentages so we could compare them easily.

PERCENTAGE + NOUN

point

The test scores increased by five percentage points after the new teaching method was introduced.

rate

The bank offers a competitive percentage rate on savings accounts this year.

figure

increase, rise

The percentage increase in online shopping during the pandemic surprised many business analysts.

decline, fall, reduction | share

PREP

~ of

A large percentage of students in our class prefer online learning to traditional lessons.

PHRASES

in percentage terms

The cost of living has risen significantly in percentage terms over the last five years.

on a percentage basis

The company pays its salespeople on a percentage basis of total revenue.

Definitions

noun

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.

The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey.

A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.

She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.

Benefit or advantage.

There was no percentage in staying at home.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individua

noun — a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the am

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.

Wiktionary

The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey.

Wiktionary

Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards.

Wiktionary

What is the percentage of overseas markets for your products?

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What percentage of the students are admitted to colleges?

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The Bank of Japan lowered its discount rate by half a percentage point Monday, bringing the key lending rate to 4.5%.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, percentage is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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