percentage
noun
per·cent·age
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Definition of percentage
1a
: a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
a high percentage of students attended
b
: the result obtained by multiplying a number by a percent
the percentage equals the rate times the base
2a
: a share of winnings or profits
3
: an indeterminate part : proportion
4a
: probability
b
: favorable odds
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Examples of percentage in a Sentence
If a goalie saves 96 out of 100 shots, his save percentage is 96 percent.
The percentages of women completing high school and college were 95 percent and 52 percent, respectively.
What percentage of your income do you spend on rent?
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Postsurgical opioid use can lead to long-term dependency in a small but significant percentage of patients, studies have shown, but unused pills can also be a danger. — Julie Appleby, Los Angeles Times, "How the prescriptions doctors wrote may have helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis," 4 Sep. 2019 Numbers show only a small percentage of migrants who are waiting in Baja California under the Remain in Mexico policy are employed. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Some migrants have found jobs, settled into Tijuana," 3 Sep. 2019 Like all health care providers, VA occasionally experiences unexpected adverse outcomes in a small percentage of cases. — Anchorage Daily News, "How Veterans Affairs failed to stop a pathologist who misdiagnosed 3,000 cases," 30 Aug. 2019 While Connexion's fiber lines currently pass just a small percentage of the city's homes and businesses, Shanley said the city's plan is to build out to the city limits within two or three years. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Comcast, beware: New city-run broadband offers 1Gbps for $60 a month," 30 Aug. 2019 Of course, a seemingly small percentage can still be a significantly large number. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Editorial on Trump’s abortion rule was misleading, biased," 28 Aug. 2019 Every year, a small percentage of star NFL players are seriously hurt and out for the year. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Colts Would Win in Court vs. Fans Seeking Ticket Refunds Over Luck's Retirement," 26 Aug. 2019 But the institutions often have access to just a small percentage of their endowments in any single year, and much of that money may be earmarked for student financial aid. — New York Times, "When College Dormitories Become Health Hazards," 25 Aug. 2019 Pedestrian and bicycle traffic is a very small percentage of the time and during bad weather often drops to zero. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Can’t agree with Ayd Mill plan," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'percentage.' 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 percentage
percentage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of percentage
: a number or rate that is expressed as a certain number of parts of something divided into 100 parts
: a part of a whole
: a part or share of the profit earned when something is sold
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percentage
noun
per·cent·age
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Kids Definition of percentage
1
: a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
2
: a share of profits
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