Meaning & use
percentage
A rate, number, or amount expressed as a fraction of one hundred.
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A small percentage of the population volunteers regularly at the local shelter.
The teacher calculated the percentage of students who passed the final exam.
A note on using this word
Use percentage when discussing a general share informally, and percent when attached to a specific number, as in 40 percent.
Words with a similar meaning
proportionrate
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