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percent

/pɚˈsɛnt/noun2 syllables

Percent means: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent.

Synonyms for percent3

noun, as in a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent

percentage, per centum, pct

What does percent mean?1

noun

1

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with percent?38

three syllables

represent
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All 38 rhymes for percent, grouped by syllable

Percent in a sentence

  • Today, we're selling that at twenty-five percent off our usual price.CK
  • In this area, seventy percent of the plants are pollinated by bees.Amastan
  • To date, we have explored less than five percent of the ocean.Hybrid
  • The company laid off twenty percent of its work force; therefore, expenses decreased.unknown
  • Ninety-five percent of the world's oceans remain unexplored, unseen by human eyes.Hybrid
  • I only drink whole milk, because two-percent and skim milk taste watered-down.ddnktr
  • This past year, we succeeded in reducing the unemployment rate to ten percent.zogwarg
  • Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.CK

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Forms of percent

as a noun

plural
percent