per cent

/ pə ˈsɛnt /

adverb

1. Also: per centum.  %. in or for every hundred

noun

1. a percentage or proportion

2. (often plural) securities yielding a rate of interest as specified

   he bought three percents

Word History and Origins

Origin of per cent¹

C16: from Medieval Latin per centum out of every hundred

Example Sentences

“Eighty to ninety per cent of the names on my list are not even available at any price.”

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"Him in my corner gave me that boost, that extra per cent to get the job done," Eubank Jr said.

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"We have only eight per cent water in our reservoir — and most of it is unusable and considered 'dead water.'"

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Mrs Cullen told the BBC that when the family first appealed for a donor in summer 2024, her husband's kidney function was at 15 per cent.

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She said by the time Nicola had "strung us along for six months", his function had dropped to nine and 10 per cent.

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