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per cent en · ADP

Etymology

From Latin per centum.

Meanings

  1. (Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of percent.
    alt of percent

Forms

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per cent en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin per centum.

Meanings

  1. (Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of percent.
    alt of percent
    • Three huge veins of iron ore, have been discovered in Hawley, Mass., worth 63 per. cent of pure metal, and easily wrought. 1847, editorial staff, “Iron in Massachusetts”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 66:
    • The wānangas are largely oriented to Māori people, who represent 16 per cent of the New Zealand population. 2018, Shantha Liyanage, Antonio Díaz Andrade, “Changing role of research and innovation in New Zealand universities”, in V. V. Krishna, editor, Universities in the National Innovation Systems: Experiences from the Asia-Pacific, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, part I (Japan, Australia and New Zealand):
    • 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. 2025 January 27, David Charter, “Fafo diplomacy: How Colombia found out Trump meant business”, in The Times, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2025:
    • London Transport fares are now about 92 per cent. above prewar, but it is claimed that costs have risen by 140 per cent. 1954 October 14, “Notes and News: London Fares Increase”, in Railway Magazine, page 726:

Forms

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per. cent alternative lexicographic
per cent. alternative lexicographic
per cent Number=Plur lexicographic