Definition of percentage - WordReference.com Dictionary

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percentage
A	noun
	1	share, portion, part, percentage
			assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
		Category Tree: possession ╚assets ╚share, portion, part, percentage ╚cut ╚profit sharing ╚interest; stake ╚split ╚slice; piece ╚allowance ╚ration ╚way ╚dole ╚dispensation ╚tranche
	2	percentage, percent, per centum, pct
			a proportion multiplied by 100
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚magnitude relation; quantitative relation ╚ratio ╚quotient ╚proportion; proportionality ╚percentage, percent, per centum, pct ╚unemployment rate ╚vacancy rate ╚occupancy rate ╚fielding average ╚batting average ╚absentee rate