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Noun: percent  pu(r)'sent
  1. A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
    "The company reported a 15 percent increase in sales";
    - percentage, per centum, pct, per cent [Brit]

Derived forms: percents

Type of: proportion

Encyclopedia: Percent