percent sign

American  

noun

1. a symbol (%) for “percent”.

   a 10% drop in population.

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Example Sentences

I’ve already ordered a T-shirt with a giant 6 and a percent sign on it.

From New York Times

From now on, the A.P. will use the percent sign after a numeral instead of writing out “percent” or “percentage.”

From The New Yorker

A man rode a tricycle in a small California border town past a grocery store with a one percent sign hanging on the wall.

From Reuters

Most of her customers are in their 40s and older, she said, and about 75 percent sign up solo.

From Washington Post

If you’re wondering how much of a markdown that is from the original price, the upper right hand corner of the clearance price tag shows the percentage, just without the percent sign.

From US News