Percentage

Pronunciation: /pərˈsɛntədʒ/

Percentage (noun)

  1. A part of something expressed as a fraction of 100.
  2. 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

Synonyms of Percentage

Formal

Neutral