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Definition percent in American English

percent adjective, adverb

adjective, adverb
/pərˈsent/
1

equal to part of a total that you have divided by 100

Example

Sales increased thirty percent compared to last year.

Example

a 0.75 percent increase in interest rates

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Definition percent in American English