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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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After bringing down interest rates by nearly 2 percentage points in 2024 and 2025, the Fed has held its rate target steady at 3.5% to 3.75% so far this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

As of March 20, 14.8% of Fidelity IRAs have seen a contribution this year, up about 2 percentage points from the same period last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Part of the problem is the impressive run gold recorded previously: The precious metal gained 65% in 2025, its largest one-year net gain on record, and biggest one-year percentage move since 1979.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

In the last year MKM's traffic from AI has increased from almost nothing to "a low double-figure percentage", and it's still going up.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“Well . . . that shouldn’t be embarrassing, really. Since lots of schools accept such a small percentage of people.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison