percentage

== English == === Alternative forms === per-centage (archaic) === Etymology === From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ (Philippines, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈpɚsɛnt(e)ɪd͡ʒ/ Hyphenation: per‧cent‧age === Noun === percentage (countable and uncountable, plural percentages) The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole. Synonym: centage A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar. (informal) Benefit or advantage. ==== Usage notes ==== A percentage is often denoted by the character ⟨%⟩. e.g. 50% denotes 50 percent. For sports statistics, percentages are mostly expressed in American and Canadian English as proportions of up to three decimal places and are read as if they are whole numbers. e.g. (0).500 is pronounced five hundred, not 50% or 50 percent. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== percent percentile permillage permyriad ==== Translations ==== === References === == Dutch == === Alternative forms === procentage (archaic) === Etymology === From percent +‎ -age. Cf. English percentage, French percentage. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpɛr.sɛnˈtaː.ʒə/ Hyphenation: per‧cen‧ta‧ge Rhymes: -aːʒə === Noun === percentage n (plural percentages, no diminutive) percentage (amount or rate as part of 100) Coordinate term: promillage ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: persentase