Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

percenter

/pɚˈsɛn.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
per-center
IPA
/pɚˈsɛn.tɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population.

noun

An agent.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From percent + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (informal entertainment suffix); the sense of "agent" relates to a percentage of profits being charged as a fee.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɚˈsɛn.tɚ/
  • British English: /pəˈsɛn.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

percenters (plural)

Phrases

13 percenter 5 percenter one-percenter ten-percenter two percenter two-percenter

Frequently Paired Words

13% 13 percenter 5 percenter one-percenter ten-percenter two percenter two-percenter

Questions

How do you pronounce percenter?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈsɛn.tɚ/.
What does percenter mean?
A member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population.
Where does percenter come from?
From percent + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (informal entertainment suffix); the sense of "agent" relates to a percentage of profits being charged as a fee.

How to pronounce percenter

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “percenter”.
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