percent

7 definitions • 13 examples

for or out of every 100, shown by the symbol %:

You got 20 percent of the answers right - that means one in every five.

Only 40 per cent of people bothered to vote in the election.

used for showing how sure you are about something, or how likely or true something is, or how much you agree with someone :

I'm 99.9 percent sure I'm right.

There's a 20% chance of rain today.

Patients who develop symptoms have only a 10 per cent chance of surviving.

I agree with you 101 percent.

completely; used for emphasizing what you are saying:

I agree with you one hundred percent.

for or out of every 100:

You got 20 percent of the answers right.

Only 48% of registered voters actually voted in the election.

one part of every 100, or the specified amount of something divided by 100:

Business customers account for about 70 percent of the computing company's revenue.

by 3/50/100, etc. percent The bank needed to reduce its workforce by 20 percent.

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as a percent of sth Operating income as a percent of sales increased slightly from the previous year.

for or out of every 100, often shown by the symbol %:

Shares fell 6 percent after the group warned profits would be lower than expected.