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Definitions

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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Economists at Citi have marked down the eurozone’s growth this year by 0.4 percentage point, the United States’ by just 0.1 point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The result was a 10-year yield that rose two of the past five trading days, including Friday, when it rose 0.032 percentage point to end at 4.344%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That was 1 percentage point higher than in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

A rising pension age also led to employment rates among affected age groups increasing by 10 percentage points, driven primarily by workers staying in their jobs for longer.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

They might actually improve the perceived quality of the pool of loans and increase the percentage that could be declared triple-A.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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