Noun: percentage pu(r)'sen-tij
- A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
"Only a small percentage of students passed the exam";
- percent, per centum, pct, per cent [Brit]
- A person's rightful, contributed or expected part or fraction of a whole
"he wanted his percentage in cash";
- share, portion, part
Derived forms: percentages
Type of: assets, proportion
Part of: earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits
Encyclopedia: Percentage