percent
adverb
per·cent
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Definition of percent
(Entry 1 of 3)
: in the hundred : of each hundred
percent
noun
plural percent
or percents
Definition of percent (Entry 2 of 3)
2
percents plural, British
: securities bearing a specified rate of interest
percent
adjectiveDefinition of percent (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: reckoned on the basis of a whole divided into 100 parts
2
: paying interest at a specified percent
Examples of percent in a Sentence
Noun
The value has increased half a percent.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Though the population of Hartford is about 79 percent black and Latinx, the vast majority of actors, dancers and musicians performing on the city’s stages are white. — Kaitlin Mccallum, courant.com, "Defiant, black and queer, Hartford dancer and artist Arien Wilkerson demands access to an audience," 4 Sep. 2019 Sixty-four percent of Americans drink at least one cup of coffee a day, with an average of 2.1 cups per person. — Raj Tawney, BostonGlobe.com, "24 hours with no coffee," 4 Sep. 2019 All-wool sweater Investing in a 100 percent wool sweater is essential for under your outerwear and over your long underwear. — Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, "Essential Clothing to Pack for a Northern Lights Trip," 3 Sep. 2019 One possibility includes creating a three-year, $300 rent subsidy for low-income families of children in select St. Paul Public Schools who pay more than 40 percent of their income toward housing. — John Phelan, Twin Cities, "John Phelan: Affordable housing is rare because it’s illegal to build," 1 Sep. 2019 The passing-efficiency rating is yielded by an equation that includes the average gain per pass and the percent of passes that are completed, caught for TDs and intercepted. — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, "Alabama vs. Duke by the numbers: Tide streaks into Atlanta," 31 Aug. 2019 The final 10 candidates received at least 2 percent support in a minimum of four approved national polls or polls conducted in early-voting states (Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada). — Estelle Tang, Vogue, "What You Need to Know About the Third 2020 Democratic Primary Debate," 29 Aug. 2019 Greenhouse gases like methane heat up the atmosphere, and as much as 90 percent of that excess heat is absorbed by the oceans. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "What Is Methane, Anyway?," 29 Aug. 2019 More than 71 percent of Floridians supported the amendment. — orlandosentinel.com, "John Morgan warns former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum not to run for political office again," 28 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
There is a 20 or so percent chance of isolated showers but nothing that will be a washout. — Doug Phillips, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Summer already? Feels like it," 27 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'percent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for percent
percent
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of percent
: one part in a hundred : an amount that is equal to one one-hundredth of something
: a part of a whole
See the full definition for percent in the English Language Learners Dictionary
percent
adjective or adverb
per·cent
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Kids Definition of percent
(Entry 1 of 2)
: out of every hundred : measured by the number of units as compared with one hundred
a 15 percent raise
My rent was raised 15 percent.
percent
noun
plural percent
Kids Definition of percent (Entry 2 of 2)
: a part or fraction of a whole expressed in hundredths
Ten percent of the class failed the test.
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