# percent

Pronunciation: US say "per-SENT" /pɚˈsɛnt/; UK say "puh-SENT" /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛnt/

## Adverb

1. For every hundred, used after a numeral to express a proportion out of one hundred.
   - Simple: Out of every hundred, used after a number to show part of a whole.
   - _Almost sixty percent of voters supported the measure._
   - _Unemployment in the county fell to 4.2 percent in March._

## Noun

2. One part in every hundred; also an amount or rate expressed as so many parts in a hundred, a percentage.
   - Simple: One part out of every hundred, or an amount counted that way, like a percentage.
   - _A single percent of the national budget funds the program._
   - _His investment grew by barely a percent over the year._
3. The symbol %, used to denote a proportion out of one hundred.
   - Simple: The symbol %, used to show a proportion out of a hundred.
   - _The report omitted the percent beside several key figures._
   - _In the formula, place a percent immediately after the value._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A security or annuity that pays a fixed, guaranteed yearly rate of return or dividend.

## Origin

From New Latin per centum, meaning "by the hundred."

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