Percentage
Pronunciation: /pərˈsɛntədʒ/
Percentage (noun)
- A part of something expressed as a fraction of 100.
- A way to show how much something increases or decreases compared to the whole.
Examples
- A percentage of the budget was allocated for new projects.
- The percentage increased significantly over the last year.
Common collocations: calculate a percentage, increase the percentage, report a percentage, decrease the percentage