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percent
noun
one
part
of
every
hundred
•
Only
five
percent
of
the
village
homes
have
clean
drinking
water
.
Only
five
percent
of
the
village
homes
have
clean
drinking
water
.
•
The
survey
showed
that
sixty
percent
of
students
prefer
online
classes
.
The
survey
showed
that
sixty
percent
of
students
prefer
online
classes
.
adverb
for
or
by
every
hundred
in
the
stated
amount
•
House
prices
rose
ten
percent
in
just
a
year
.
House
prices
rose
ten
percent
in
just
a
year
.
•
Our
profits
jumped
twenty-five
percent
after
the
campaign
.
Our
profits
jumped
twenty-five
percent
after
the
campaign
.
percentage
noun
an
amount
or
share
of
something
,
shown
as
parts
out
of
one
hundred
•
A
high
percentage
of
the
class
passed
the
exam
with
flying
colors
.
A
high
percentage
of
the
class
passed
the
exam
with
flying
colors
.
•
What
percentage
of
your
income
do
you
spend
on
rent
each
month
?
What
percentage
of
your
income
do
you
spend
on
rent
each
month
?
noun
a
sum
of
money
paid
to
someone
,
calculated
as
a
part
of
the
total
amount
they
helped
to
earn
•
The
agent
earns
a
percentage
of
every
house
she
sells
.
The
agent
earns
a
percentage
of
every
house
she
sells
.
•
He
gets
a
small
percentage
for
brokering
the
deal
.
He
gets
a
small
percentage
for
brokering
the
deal
.
noun
informal
:
the
benefit
or
profit
that
someone
can
get
from
doing
something
•
There's
no
percentage
in
staying
up
all
night
if
the
work
can
wait
.
There's
no
percentage
in
staying
up
all
night
if
the
work
can
wait
.
•
He
wondered
what
the
percentage
was
in
lying
to
his
friends
.
He
wondered
what
the
percentage
was
in
lying
to
his
friends
.