per cent
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of percent.
prep_phrase
Alternative form of percent.
Example Sentences
- "Three huge veins of iron ore, have been discovered in Hawley, Mass., worth 63 per. cent of pure metal, and easily wrought."
- "London Transport fares are now about 92 per cent. above prewar, but it is claimed that costs have risen by 140 per cent."
- "The wānangas are largely oriented to Māori people, who represent 16 per cent of the New Zealand population."
- "The South Americans had turned back two military deportation flights but changed course when faced with up to 50 per cent duty on their exports."
Etymology
From Latin per centum.
Inflected Forms
per. cent (alternative)
per cent. (alternative)