percentage
nounHow many syllables in percentage?
There are 3 syllables in the word percentage.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:
absentee rate
chance
occupancy rate
odds
part
pct
per centum
percent
portion
possibility
probability
proportion
share
unemployment rate
vacancy rate
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Syllable Fun Fact
Schwa, represented by the symbol ə, is a common unstressed and neutral vowel sound in many syllables of English words.
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