Dictionary

percentage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/
• /ˈpɚsɛnt(e)ɪd͡ʒ/ (Philippines, nonstandard)

Etymology

From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
   • The replacement percentages are based largely on household spending data from the Department of Labor's Consumer Expenditure Survey. 2017 November 29, Walter Updegrave, “How much income will you actually need in retirement?”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2025:
   • A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.
   • Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards. 2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN Business:
2. (countable, uncountable) A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
   • She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) Benefit or advantage.
   • There was no percentage in staying at home.

Forms

Deriveds

percentagewise · percentage rate · slugging percentage · baker's percentage · field goal percentage · subpercentage · free throw percentage · percentage dice · on-base percentage · percentage point

Relateds

permillage · percent · permyriad · percentile

Synonyms

centage

Translations (80)

ka პროცენტული წილი (share of the profits) · hi प्रतिशतता (part of a whole) · wa porcint (part of a whole) · ka პროცენტი (share of the profits) · wa porcintaedje (part of a whole) · uk відсо́ток (share of the profits) · es porcentaje (share of the profits) · sv procentsats (part of a whole) · eu ehuneko (part of a whole) · my ခိုင်နှုန်း (part of a whole) · cmn 百分比 (part of a whole) · bg проце́нт (part of a whole) · sv procenthalt (part of a whole) · el ποσοστό (share of the profits) · ca percentatge (share of the profits) · de Hundertanteil (share of the profits) · el ποσοστό (part of a whole) · fi prosentti (part of a whole) · vi tỷ lệ phần trăm (part of a whole) · et protsent (part of a whole) · fr pourcentage (part of a whole) · fr pourcentage (share of the profits) · cs procento (part of a whole) · ko 백분율 (part of a whole) · ca percentatge (part of a whole) · be адсо́так (part of a whole) · uk до́ля (share of the profits) · ru проце́нтное отноше́ние (part of a whole) · de prozentualer Anteil (share of the profits) · bg част (part of a whole) · ka პროცენტი (part of a whole) · vi số phần trăm (part of a whole) · pt porcentagem (share of the profits) · de Hundertsatz (part of a whole) · fi prosenttiosuus (part of a whole) · id persentase (part of a whole) · eu portzentaje (part of a whole) · cmn 百分率 (part of a whole) · io procento (part of a whole) · pl korzyść (informal: advantage) · tl kabahagdanan (part of a whole) · ru проце́нт (part of a whole) · pl procent (share of the profits) · uk відсо́ток (part of a whole) · ar النِّسْبَة الْمِئَوِيَّة (part of a whole) · ja 百分比 (part of a whole) · de Prozentsatz (part of a whole) · km ចំនួនភាគរយ (part of a whole) · ja パーセンテージ (part of a whole) · pt percentagem (share of the profits) · ms peratusan (part of a whole) · el εκατοστιαία αναλογία (part of a whole) · my ရာခိုင်နှုန်း (part of a whole) · ko 퍼센티지 (part of a whole) · bho प्रतिशत (part of a whole) · fi osuus (share of the profits) · nl percentage (part of a whole) · gl porcentaxe (part of a whole) · be працэ́нт (part of a whole) · es porcentaje (part of a whole) · fi hyöty (informal: advantage) · fi prosenttiosuus (share of the profits) · fi prosenttiluku (part of a whole) · ja 百分率 (part of a whole) · tl kabahagdanan (share of the profits) · de Hundertteil (share of the profits) · pt percentagem (part of a whole) · wa porcintaedje (share of the profits) · os процент (part of a whole) · it percentuale (share of the profits) · it percentuale (part of a whole) · th อัตราร้อยละ (part of a whole) · ko 백분비 (part of a whole) · mi ōrautanga (part of a whole) · sv andel (part of a whole) · fi prosentti (share of the profits) · bg дял (share of the profits) · de Vomhundertsatz (part of a whole) · pl procent (part of a whole) · pt porcentagem (part of a whole)