Thesaurus results for PERCENTAGE

percentage

noun

pər-ˈsen-tij

as in probability

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage

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Recent Examples of percentage As of October 2024, the payment percentage stood at 70%, with no way to recover the remaining 30%. —

Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Norway holds the possession advantage with a 56-44 percentage split. —

Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026 Beauty remains a bright spot, which management expects to grow [by a percentage in the double digits] for the year, driven by fragrance and mists. —

Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 Paulina Chavez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie and James Jordan are believed to be under that, all landing big percentage raises off a modest base. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for percentage

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probability

Noun

Goldman estimates the options market is assigning roughly a 41% probability that two-year Treasury yields will move more than 50 basis points in either direction over the next six months.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026