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Definition per cent in British English

per cent adjective, adverb

adjective, adverb
/pə(r)ˈsent/
1

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

Example

Sales increased thirty per cent compared with last year.

Example

a 0.75 per cent increase in interest rates

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Definition per cent in British English