percentage
noun
per·cent·age
pər-ˈsen-tij 
1
a
: a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
a high percentage of students attended
b
: the result obtained by multiplying a number by a percent
the percentage equals the rate times the base
2
3
: an indeterminate part : proportion
4
a
b
: favorable odds
Examples of percentage in a Sentence
If a goalie saves 96 out of 100 shots, his save percentage is 96 percent.
The percentages of women completing high school and college were 95 percent and 52 percent, respectively.
What percentage of your income do you spend on rent?
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Three-point shooting is also a strength for the Cavaliers, finishing the regular season with the NBA’s second-best team three-point shooting percentage at 38.3 percent while taking the fourth-most threes in the league at 41.5 per game.
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The five-year run on outright NBA winners in playoff games is now 376-45-6 ATS, a winning percentage of 89.3%.
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However, when measured as a percentage of the state’s average household income, Idaho residents spent more on groceries than people in any other state in the country.
—Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Colorado has seen the fourth highest percentage increase in homelessness in the U.S. since 2020, according to a new report.
—Derek Draplin | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2025
The five-year run on outright NBA winners in playoff games is now 376-45-6 ATS, a winning percentage of 89.3%.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
However, when measured as a percentage of the state’s average household income, Idaho residents spent more on groceries than people in any other state in the country.
—Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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percentage
noun
per·cent·age
pər-ˈsent-ij
1
a
: a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
a high percentage of students attended
b
: the result obtained by multiplying a number by a percent
the percentage equals the rate times the base
2
a
: probability sense 3a
play the percentages
b
: favorable odds
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