Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with percentage in American Collocation
percentage
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/pərˈsentɪdʒ/
high
great
high
large
significant
sizeable
Young people make up a large percentage of new drivers.
low
low
small
tiny
Our income from circulation is just a small percentage of the newspaper’s income.
total
overall
The report reveals that the overall percentage of female engineers has actually declined.
average
average
The average percentage of pupils having to share books is just over 44 per cent.
calculate a percentage
calculate
Now calculate the percentage of time spent on each subject.
put an amount in the form of a percentage
calculate something as
express something as
Marks are expressed as a percentage.
be a particular percentage
represent
The products available on-line represent only a small percentage of those in our shop.
increase/reduce a percentage
increase
reduce
A bus interchange is being built at the airport in order to increase the percentage of passengers using public transport.