- a variation of percent.
per cent
Britishadverb
noun
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a percentage or proportion
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(often plural) securities yielding a rate of interest as specified
he bought three percents
Etymology
Origin of per cent
C16: from Medieval Latin per centum out of every hundred
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Residents living in a block of flats have won a legal battle against their housing association - after being faced with a service charge increase of more than 300 per cent.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The UAE is London's 20th-largest trading partner, accounting for 1.3 per cent of UK trade, despite significant investments in energy, infrastructure and technology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Currency markets are still pricing in a consensus that US inflation will ultimately return to two per cent," said Invesco's David Chao.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Official data shows 23 per cent of investigations across England and Wales led to a charge or summons in the 12 months up to April this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
As late as AD 1400, the vast majority of farmers, along with their plants and animals, clustered together in an area of just 4.25 million square miles—2 per cent of the planet’s surface.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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