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ad. Out of each hundred; per hundred.

n. One part in a hundred: The report states that 42 percent of the alumni contributed to the endowment. Also called per centum.

n. A percentage or portion: She has invested a large percent of her salary.

n. Chiefly British Public securities yielding interest at a specified percentage.

adj. Paying or demanding interest at a specified percentage: a 5 1/2 percent checking account.

n. A part or other object per hundred

n. percentage.

adj. Expressed in percents; usually together with a number.

n. a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

"Non-weather related CO fatalities associated with generator use are also on the rise — by 53 percent from 2004 to 2005, and another 41 percent  from 2005 to 2006."

proportion   

‱    per myriad    ‰    permille    ppm    ppq    per mille    ppb    ppt   

occupancy rate    unemployment rate    absentee rate    vacancy rate   

percentage    percentwise   

Bendt    Brent    Gent    Ghent    Kent    Lent    Tashkent    Trent    accent    ascent   

Health & Medicine    Politics & Government    Business & Economy   

percentage    cent    rate    total    dollar    increase    most    majority    share    average