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Definition of percent - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
mathematicsproportion per hundred
- Sixty percent of the students passed the exam.
Adjective
mathematicsRare US expressed as a fraction of one hundredRare US
- The interest rate is five percent.
Expressions with percent
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effort exceeding the maximum possible
The coach demanded 110 percent from the team.
used to express complete dedication or support
They are a hundred and ten percent behind the team.
use all energy and focus to achieve something important
She will give a hundred percent in the final match.
exert maximum effort beyond normal limits
The coach told the team to give 110 percent during the game.
one part out of two, written as 50%
Fifty percent of the class passed.
one part in five equal parts
Twenty percent of the cake was eaten.
rate or proportion equal to one fourth
The interest rate was set at twenty-five percent.
completely certain about something with no doubt
I am a hundred percent sure this is the right answer.
put all your effort and energy into something
You need to give 100 percent if you want to win.
completely certain or sure about something
I am hundred percent sure about my decision.
totally or completely without exception
I am one hundred percent sure about my decision.
sign indicating number as proportion of 100
He wrote the percent sign after the number.
tenth part of a whole
He donated ten percent of his income to charity.
the value of nothing out of a hundred
The survey showed zero percent of participants liked the new policy.
put all your effort into something
She always gives one hundred percent in everything she does.
one part in a hundred equal parts
Only one percent of the population is affected.
without any doubt or error
His answer was cent percent correct.
Origin of percent
Latin, per (by) + centum (hundred)
Terms with percent included in their meaning
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amount
equal to 50 percent of something
shopping
for sale at fifty percent of the original cost
shopping
for fifty percent of the usual cost
container amount
filled to about 50 percent, with focus on what is missing
reduction
reduced by fifty percent
discount shopping
with a price reduced by ten percent
percentage
75 percent of a total amount
mathematics
by 50 percent more
abr: NIOSH N95
mask that filters out at least 95 percent of particles
alcohol content
wine with at most fourteen percent alcohol
finance percentage
one hundredth of a percent in financial terms
alcohol
whiskey distilled from a mash of 80 percent corn
abr: ten percent
ten units for every hundred, showing part of a whole
abr: Bottom 40
refers to the lowest 40 percent by income
medical
ratio of skull breadth to length in percent
abr: Ethanol 10
fuel with 10 percent ethanol mixed in gasoline
car fuel
petrol or gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol
abr: Ethanol 85
fuel blend with 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
metallurgy
natural alloy with 20 to 50 percent silver
abr: Korean Filter 94
face mask filtering out at least 94 percent of particles
abr: KN95 standard
mask that filters at least 95 percent of particles
finance
percent charges set by lenders for different kinds of borrowed money
abr: 95th percentile
value below which 95 percent of data falls
abr: percent
one part in every hundred parts
Examples of percent in a sentence
The survey showed that twenty percent prefer tea over coffee. The discount was ten percent off the original price. The battery is charged to eighty percent.
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- French:pour cent, en pourcentage, ...
- German:Prozent, prozentual, ...
- Italian:percento, percentuale, ...
- Spanish:por ciento, ...
- Portuguese:por cento, percentual, ...
- Chinese:百分比, 百分比的, ...
- Japanese:パーセント, 百分率の, ...
- Arabic:بالمئة, مِئَوِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:אָחוּז, בְּאַחוּזִים, ...
- Russian:процент, процентный, ...
- Ukrainian:відсоток, відсотковий, ...
- Hindi:प्रतिशत, ...
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