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IELTS BNC: 2802 COCA: 0

percent

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
percent (US) noun
or British per cent /pɚˈsɛnt/
plural US percent or British per cent
percent (US)
noun
or British per cent /pɚˈsɛnt/
plural US percent or British per cent
Learner's definition of PERCENT
1 
[count] : one part in a hundred : an amount that is equal to one one-hundredth of something百分之…
— usually used with a number通常与数字连用
2 
[singular] : a part of a whole : portion部分

— percent

(US) or British per cent adverb

— percent

(US) or British per cent adjective
IELTS BNC: 2802 COCA: 0

percent

1 of 3

noun

per·​cent pər-ˈsent How to pronounce percent (audio)
1
US percent or chiefly British per cent plural percent
a
: one part in a hundred
We provided 100 percent [=100%] of the labor.
I spend about 50 percent of my workday in meetings.
b
: percentage
A large percent of their income is used to pay rent.
2
percents plural, British : securities bearing a specified rate of interest
We invested in 3 percents.

percent

2 of 3

adjective

1
: reckoned on the basis of a whole divided into 100 parts
There was a 20 percent [=20%] increase in orders.
The manufacturer hopes to achieve a 10 percent decrease in carbon dioxide emissions.
2
: paying interest at a specified percent
a 4 percent government bond

percent

3 of 3

adverb

: in the hundred : of each hundred
The defendant was found 40 percent at fault.
I agreed with their suggestions one hundred percent.

Example Sentences

Noun The value has increased half a percent.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Grab a Hydro Flask Bottle for yourself at Amazon while some sizes and colors are up to 27 percent off. Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Save up to 70 percent on the Splits59 summer collection during the three-day weekend. Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Aug. 2022 Aether is offering up to 70 percent off its lightweight jackets, tees, leggings, sweaters and more through Aug. 15. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 Don't miss savings of up to 70 percent off in-stock items during Pottery Barn's fantastic July 4th warehouse sale. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2022 In Spain, where significant heat is more common than other parts of the continent, air conditioning usage is as high as one in three for residential homes across the country, and up to 70 percent in a city like Seville. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Wayfair is offering up to 70 percent off its clearance items, including on its beach chairs and loungers. Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 8 June 2022 Kate Spade's surprise sale — which features markdowns on popular handbags for up to 70 percent off. Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE.com, 4 June 2022 On transatlantic voyages, meanwhile, the yacht can cruise in full-electric mode up to 70 percent of the time. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 June 2022
Adjective
There is a 20 or so percent chance of isolated showers but nothing that will be a washout. Doug Phillips, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

earlier per cent, from per + Latin centum hundred — more at hundred

First Known Use

Noun

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Adjective

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1568, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of percent was in 1568

Phrases Containing percent
IELTS BNC: 2802 COCA: 0
per cent

noun

 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually percent) VERB + PER CENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERB + PER CENT➤account for, amount to, be equal to, comprise, constitute, equal, represent佔百分之⋯；共計百分之⋯；等於百分之⋯◇Overseas earnings accounted for 9% of the total last year.去年海外收入佔總收入的 9%。➤contain包含百分之⋯◇Roman coins containing about 25% zinc鋅含量大約 25% 的羅馬硬幣➤hit, reach, stand at, total達到百分之⋯；共計百分之⋯◇Their share of the vote reached 6.5% in 1998.1998 年他們在選票中所佔比例達到 6.5%。➤exceed, top超過百分之⋯◇Sales have already exceeded 25% of the predicted annual turnover.銷售已經超過預計年營業額的 25%。 (All the verbs in the following collocate groups may be followed by by, from or to plus per cent / percent. Sometimes the word by is left out.下列搭配中的所有動詞都可以接 by、from 或 to 加上 per cent/percent。有時 by 可以省略。) ➤be up, climb, expand, go up, grow, improve, increase, jump, leap, rise, shoot up, soar, surge上升百分之⋯；攀升百分之⋯；增長百分之⋯；提高⋯個百分點；猛增百分之⋯◇Prices rose by 12% in 1998.價格在 1998 年上升了 12%。◇Prices rose 12%.價格上升了 12%。➤be down, come down, decline, decrease, dip, drop, fall, go down, plummet, plunge, shrink, slide, slip, slump (especially BrE) 下降百分之⋯；下跌百分之⋯；減少⋯個百分點；猛跌⋯個百分點◇Profitability is down from 16% to 12.2%.收益率由 16% 降到了 12.2%。➤boost sth, increase sth, raise sth將⋯提高百分之⋯；將⋯增加百分之⋯◇We're hoping to boost sales by 10%.我們希望把銷售額提高 10%。➤cut sth, reduce sth, slash sth把⋯削減百分之⋯；將⋯減少百分之⋯；將⋯大幅度削減百分之⋯◇Operating expenses were slashed 54.2%.經營開支削減了 54.2%。PREPOSITION➤about five, ten, etc. per cent, around five, ten, etc. per cent大約 5%、10% 等▸➤by five, ten, etc. per cent以 5%、10% 等◇They aim to cut carbon dioxide levels by 20% in 15 years.他們的目標是在 15 年內將二氧化碳水平降低 20%。➤over five, ten, etc. per cent超過 5%、10% 等➤up to five, ten, etc. per cent達到 5%、10% 等◇a process that can reduce the cost by up to 15%可以減少高達 15% 成本的一項工序➤per cent of sth⋯的百分比◇In 40% of all cases, the parents had no idea of their child's problem.在四成的個案中父母對孩子的問題一無所知。PHRASES➤a boost of five, ten, etc. per cent, an improvement of five, ten, etc. per cent, an increase of five, ten, etc. per cent, a jump of five, ten, etc. per cent, a rise of five, ten, etc. per cent * 5%、10% 等的提高； 5%、10% 等的躍增； 5%、10% 等的增幅◇a jump of 8% in cases of the disease該疾病的病例猛增 8%➤a cut of five, ten, etc. per cent, a decline of five, ten, etc. per cent, a decrease of five, ten, etc. per cent, a drop of five, ten, etc. per cent, a fall of five, ten, etc. per cent, a reduction of five, ten, etc. per cent * 5%、10% 等的削減； 5%、10% 等的下降； 5%、10% 等的減少◇a fall of 12% in cases of the disease該疾病的病例下降 12%➤only five, ten, etc. per cent只有 5%、10% 等◇Only 10% of the teenagers agreed with this statement.只有 10% 的青少年同意這種說法。➤fewer than five, ten, etc. per cent, less than five, ten, etc. per cent, more than five, ten, etc. per cent不到／低於／高於 5%、10% 等◇Profits rose by more than 50% last year.去年利潤的增長超過 50%。➤growth of five, ten, etc. per cent * 5%、10% 等的增長◇Growth of 11% is forecast.預計增長 11%。➤in the bottom five, ten, etc. per cent, in the top five, ten, etc. per cent屬於墊底的／屬於前 5%、10% 等◇His son was in the top 2% of his class.他兒子的成績在班裏位列前 2%。➤five, ten, etc. per cent less, five, ten, etc. per cent more少 5%、10% 等；多 5%、10% 等◇New cars use about 35% less fuel.新車使用的燃料減少大約 35%。➤five, ten, etc. per cent of all, five, ten, etc. per cent of a total全部數量的／總數的 5%、10% 等◇The tribe's land now amounts to around 50% of the total land area.該部落的土地現在大約佔土地總面積的 50%。

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