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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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
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There’s just no way AI content is not taking away a certain percentage of eyeballs from all existing content online, including that created by comedians.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the amount of cash returns as a percentage of cash flow from operations (CFFO) has climbed to as much as 50% for several energy companies in recent quarters, according to Maurizio Carulli, global energy analyst at Quilter Cheviot.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
There’s just no way AI content is not taking away a certain percentage of eyeballs from all existing content online, including that created by comedians.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Under the city’s policies at the time, residential projects that received TIF funding were required to set aside a percentage of their units for affordable housing.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for percentage
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 14 Oct. 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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