Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

percentage

/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: per-cent-age
IPA: /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Benefit or advantage.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year."
"The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey."
"Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards."
"She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold."
"There was no percentage in staying at home."

Etymology

From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: per centum

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Mathematics.

Inflected Forms

percentages (plural) per-centage (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

percentagewise subpercentage

Phrases

baker's percentage field goal percentage free throw percentage on-base percentage percentage dice percentage point percentage rate slugging percentage

Frequently Paired Words

percent percentile permillage permyriad

Synonyms

centage share portion part percent per centum pct

Questions

How do you pronounce percentage?: The recorded pronunciation is /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/.
What does percentage mean?: The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
Where does percentage come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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