percentage

[per-sen-tij] / pərˈsɛn tɪdʒ /

NOUN

portion, allotment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bonus chunk fee interest percent proportion rate ratio royalty

STRONG

allowance bite commission corner cut discount division duty holdout juice payoff piece points quota section slice split taste winnings

WEAK

piece of the action

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

increase juncture

Example Sentences

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Business rates are calculated by combining the rateable value of a business with a percentage 'multiplier'.

From BBC

Bernstein ranked the beneficiaries by taking the percentage of CIOs saying they intend to spend more with a vendor minus the percentage of CIOs saying they expect to spend less.

From Barron's

The two sides are clashing about what crypto firms call rewards, or annual payments to investors based on a percentage of their total holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the mobile gaming side, the overall market may expand by just single-digits in percentage terms over the next few years.

From Barron's

Refinery runs were forecast to have fallen by 0.6 of a percentage point.

From The Wall Street Journal

percentage

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