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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Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
These percentages are not calculated or emphasized in the report.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Both of Seattle’s starting running backs rank well worse than the league average in percentage of runs that fall into one of those categories (all stats provided by TruMedia unless stated otherwise).
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 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 6 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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