Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rate, number, or amount in each hundred: A specific proportion or fraction of a whole, expressed as a number out of 100, often using the symbol "%".
   • A share or portion of something: A part of a larger total, often considered in terms of its proportional size or contribution.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The percentage of students who passed the exam increased to 95%.
  • What percentage of your income do you save each month?
  • A large percentage of the budget is allocated to research.

Advanced Usage

• "A high/low/small percentage": Used to describe the relative size of a proportion.
  • Only a small percentage of applicants are selected.
• "In percentage terms": When describing something using or relating to percentages.
  • Growth was strong in percentage terms.
• "To work out/calculate the percentage": To determine the proportion.
  • Can you calculate the percentage of correct answers?

Variants and Related Words

• Percent (adv., n.): For each hundred; one part in a hundred. Used with a number.
  • Fifty percent of the voters turned out.
• Percentile (n.): A value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percentage of a distribution that is equal to or below it.
  • His score was in the 90th percentile.

Synonyms

• Proportion: A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.
• Fraction: A numerical quantity that is not a whole number; a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something.
• Share: A part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute.

Related Phrases

• Percentage point: A unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages.
  • Interest rates rose by two percentage points.
• Percentage change: The difference between an old and new value, expressed as a percentage of the old value.
  • We calculated the percentage change in sales from last year.

Idioms

• "There's no percentage in it": There is no advantage or benefit to be gained from doing something.
  • There's no percentage in arguing with him; he won't change his mind.

Noun

1. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
   • he wanted his share in cash
2. a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)