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- [per-sen-tij]
- /pərˈsɛn tɪdʒ/
- /pəˈsen.tɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-sen-tij]
- /pərˈsɛn tɪdʒ/
Definitions of percentage word
- noun percentage a rate or proportion per hundred. 1
- noun percentage an allowance, commission, or rate of interest calculated by percent. 1
- noun percentage a proportion in general: Only a small percentage of the class will graduate with honors. 1
- noun percentage gain; benefit; profit; advantage. 1
- noun percentage rate per 100 1
- abbreviation PERCENTAGE proportion 1
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Origin of percentage
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; percent + -age
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Percentage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
percentage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
percentage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for percentage
noun percentage
- baksheesh — money given as a tip, a present, or alms
- brokerage — A brokerage or a brokerage firm is a company of brokers.
- carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- cleanup — A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
- commish — (informal) commissioner.
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