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percentage
per·cent·age P0182200 (pər-sĕn′tĭj)n.1. a. A fraction or ratio with 100 understood as the denominator; for example, 0.98 equals a percentage of 98.b. The result obtained by multiplying a quantity by a percent.2. A proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part: The hecklers constituted only a small percentage of the audience.3. An amount, such as an allowance, duty, or commission, that varies in proportion to a larger sum, such as total sales: work for a percentage.4. Informal Advantage; gain: There is no percentage in work without pay.Usage Note: When preceded by the, percentage takes a singular verb: The percentage of unskilled workers is small. When preceded by a, it takes either a singular or plural verb, depending on the number of the noun in the prepositional phrase that follows: A small percentage of the workers are unskilled. A large percentage of the crop has spoiled.percentage (pəˈsɛntɪdʒ) n1. proportion or rate per hundred parts2. (Commerce) commerce the interest, tax, commission, or allowance on a hundred items3. any proportion in relation to the whole4. informal profit or advantageper•cent•age (pərˈsɛn tɪdʒ)
n. 1. a rate or proportion per hundred. 2. an allowance, commission, or rate of interest calculated by percent. 3. a proportion in general; part: a small percentage of the class. 4. gain; profit; advantage. [1780–90] usage: See percent. percentage per cent">per centWhen you express an amount as a percentage of a whole, you say how many parts the amount would have if the whole had 100 equal parts. You write a percentage as a number followed by per cent or by the symbol %. So, for example, if there are 1000 people living in a village and 250 of them are children, you say that 25 per cent or 25% of the people in the village are children. What is the percentage of nitrogen in air?He won 28.3 per cent of the vote.Per cent is sometimes written as one word, especially in American English. Remember that 90 percent of most food is water.You also use percentage to show approximately how large or small an amount is as a proportion of a whole. For example, you can say that an amount is a large percentage or a small percentage of the whole. The illness affects only a tiny percentage of babies.When percentage is used like this in front of the plural form of a noun, you use a plural form of a verb after it. A large percentage of the students do not speak English at home.When percentage is used in front of a singular form or an uncountable noun, you use a singular form of a verb after it. Only a small percentage of the money is given to charity.A high percentage of their income was spent on rent.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  percentage - a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)pct, per centum, percentproportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the wholeabsentee rate - the percentage of workers who do not report to workoccupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given timevacancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given timeunemployment rate - the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date | | 2. | percentage - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"share, portion, partnet income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)tranche - a portion of something (especially money)dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributeddole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably givenway - a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways"ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"slice, piece - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"profit sharing - a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the businesscut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"allocation, allotment - a share set aside for a specific purposeassets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company |
Translationspercentage (pəˈsentidʒ) noun1. an amount, number or rate given as a fraction of one hundred. We've expressed all these figures as percentages. 百分數 百分数2. a part or proportion of something. A large percentage of the population can't read or write. 部分 部分
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play the percentage gameTo make a decision or choose an action thought to have the likeliest chance of success based on data or past experience. I decided to play the percentage game and put in a right-handed pinch-hitter against the left-handed pitcher. It just seems like their business plan is simply playing the percentage game, lacking any real passion or intuition behind what they're selling.See also: game, percentage, playplay the percentagesTo make a decision or choose an action thought to have the likeliest chance of success based on data or past experience. I decided to play the percentages and put in a right-handed pinch-hitter against the left-handed pitcher. It just seems like their business plan is simply playing the percentages, lacking any real passion or intuition behind what they're selling.See also: percentage, playplay the percentages (or the percentage game) choose a safe and methodical course of action when calculating the odds in favour of success. informalSee also: percentage, playpercentage
percentage Commerce the interest, tax, commission, or allowance on a hundred items percentage[pər′sen·tij] (mathematics) The result obtained by taking a given percent of a given quantity. MedicalSeepercentpercentage
Synonyms for percentagenoun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)SynonymsRelated Words- proportion
- absentee rate
- occupancy rate
- vacancy rate
- unemployment rate
noun assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or groupSynonymsRelated Words- net income
- net profit
- profit
- profits
- earnings
- lucre
- net
- tranche
- dispensation
- dole
- way
- ration
- allowance
- slice
- piece
- split
- stake
- interest
- profit sharing
- cut
- allocation
- allotment
- assets
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