percentage
nounDivide percentage into syllables:
per · cent · age
How to pronounce percentage:
Definition of percentage:
- percentage (noun):
- a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
- a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred).
Synonyms for percentage:
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