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Percentage
/pəsˈɛntɪdʒ/
/pɝˈsɛnədʒ/, /pɝˈsɛnɪdʒ/, /pɝˈsɛntədʒ/, /pɝˈsɛntɪdʒ/Percentage
01
a number or amount expressed as a fraction of 100
02
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Example
They always set aside a percentage of their profits for charity.
They put away a percentage of their income into a college fund for their children.
The salesperson knocked a percentage off from the final price to close the deal.
The population of the city is predominantly young, with a high percentage of residents under 30.
The distribution of wealth in the country was unequal, with a small percentage of the population holding the majority of resources.
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