percentage

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: per‧cent‧age

Noun

Singular percentage

Plural percentages

1. A percentage of something is the amount as a fraction of 100.

   The second school has a much higher percentage of girls (62%).