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percent

Pronunciation: [/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛnt/]

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percent: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use percent in a sentence: 3 audio examples across 1 meaning.

Context: “quantities”

(noun) a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. It tells you how much of something there is compared to the whole.

Example

She scored 90 percent on her test, which means she got 90 out of every 100 questions correct.

Example

He only completed 25 percent of his homework, so he still has a lot left to do.

Example

What percent of the pizza is left after you ate one slice?

How to pronounce percent

Pronunciation: [/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛnt/]

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