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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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Still, the survey showed the overall percentage of unfilled positions decreased from the previous school year.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
That includes grapes used for wine, table consumption, raisins and juice production – though only a small percentage are commercially significant.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
The people who make above $400,000 are the teeny little percentage of people that are not a very small group of people that would benefit from the existing tax credits.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 25 Nov. 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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