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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Nationally, the percentage of fourth graders considered proficient in reading sits just above 30%, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the nation's report card.
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Makiya Seminera The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
As far as rebounding, the Heat produced a rebounding percentage of 55 percent in the Adebayo-Ware minutes on Saturday for a rebounding percentage that would rank the best in the league among teams this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
December’s expiration of enhanced subsidies on the insurance exchanges is now driving double- and even triple-digit percentage premium increases for roughly 20 million enrollees.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
The first 50 customers to get pierced at the Danbury location will receive a Rowan tote bag, and a percentage of all proceeds will go directly to nonprofit NextGenFace.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
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Makiya Seminera The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
As far as rebounding, the Heat produced a rebounding percentage of 55 percent in the Adebayo-Ware minutes on Saturday for a rebounding percentage that would rank the best in the league among teams this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
December’s expiration of enhanced subsidies on the insurance exchanges is now driving double- and even triple-digit percentage premium increases for roughly 20 million enrollees.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
The first 50 customers to get pierced at the Danbury location will receive a Rowan tote bag, and a percentage of all proceeds will go directly to nonprofit NextGenFace.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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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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