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percent

[per-sent] / pərˈsɛnt /
NOUN
percentage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bonus chunk fee interest 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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Notably, 94 percent of confirmed cases are “outbreak-associated,” with a majority of cases stemming from outbreaks that started in 2025.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Nigeria recorded about a quarter of the world's malaria cases and 30 percent of global deaths in 2024, according to the WHO.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Ultimately you end up maybe making more from what we call penny profit … more in absolute dollars, but maybe the percent margin had to shrink,” Kempczinski said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Ninety-two percent of cases this year are in unvaccinated people.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

There might be some “right” price for insuring the first losses on pools of bonds backed by pools of dubious loans, but it wasn’t one-half of 1 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis