Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for percentage. Search instead for seelentags.
Definitions

percentage

[per-sen-tij] / pərˈsɛn tɪdʒ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

For the second quarter coming into Tuesday, the chip fund was beating the software ETF by 48.8 percentage points.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Tatis’s lifetime on-base-plus-slugging percentage of .854 ranks 18th in MLB since his debut in 2019, ahead of big names such as Pete Alonso, Christian Yelich and Jose Altuve.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But gross margin, a measure of profitability on sales, dropped 2.2 percentage points to 45.5%, as the cost of goods sold jumped 7.8%.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Streisand’s highest major-awards percentage is at the Primetime Emmys: She’s four for nine, with most nominations for musical specials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In some counties the percentage was much higher—in San Diego County, for example, three out of every four young people were charged as adults by the end of that first year.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




Vocabulary lists containing percentage