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Definition per cent in British English

per cent noun

[singular] noun
/pə(r)ˈsent/
1

one part of 100, or a particular amount of a total that you have divided by 100. Per cent is often shown using the symbol %

Example

He owns 20% only of the business.

Example

Women now represent 50 per cent of the workforce.

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Definition per cent in British English