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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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Tokyo was up 1.6 percent and Seoul gained 2.2 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Singapore was also up 0.4 percent, but Jakarta shed 0.6 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

We are roughly 45 percent joking in this entry.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

SDSSJ0715-7334 has just 0.005 percent of the metals found in the Sun, making it the most metal-poor star ever observed, more than twice as metal-poor as the previous record holder.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

This misinformation didn’t stop the pandemic; some places saw death rates as high as 10 percent.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.