percent

/pɚˈsɛnt/

nounadjectiveper · cent

Think: “PER” means “for each,” and “CENT” means “hundred” (like a cent is 1/100 of a dollar) — percent = for each hundred.

Yes, it's percent. Spell it as two parts: per + cent (not *pre*).

Definitions

  1. nounA part out of every hundred; a rate or amount per 100.
  2. adjectiveMeasured in parts per hundred (often used before a noun), as in “a 10 percent increase.”

Examples

  • “The store offered a 20 percent discount on all shoes.”
  • “Only five percent of the class forgot to turn in the homework.”
  • “The company reported a 3 percent increase in sales this quarter.”

Synonyms

percentageproportionratesharefraction

Translations

ES por cientoPT por centoFR pour cent

Common misspellings

persentprecentper centpercenttperse ntper-sentpercenntpercént

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