percentage
noun
per·cent·age
pər-ˈsen-tij 
1
a
: 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
2
3
: an indeterminate part : proportion
4
a
b
: favorable odds
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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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Then, the employer decided to allow contractors to have a percentage of her commission checks go directly into their personal retirement plans.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The report notes coastal sites have a higher percentage of excellent grades than inland water sites, with 89 percent of Europe’s coastal sites receiving top marks and only 78 percent of the inland sites receiving the same ranking.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Since then, the percentage of people driving 10 miles per hour or higher than the speed limit has dropped by 75%, according to DPW data.
—Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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percentage
noun
per·cent·age
pər-ˈsent-ij
1
a
: 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
2
a
: probability sense 3a
play the percentages
b
: favorable odds
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