n.
Pronunciation: p ə r- ' sen-tij
Function: noun
Date: circa 1789
1 a : a part of a whole expressed in hundredths <a high percentage of students attended> b : the result obtained by multiplying a number by a percent <the percentage equals the rate times the base>
2 a : a share of winnings or profits b : ADVANTAGE , PROFIT <no percentage in going around looking like an old sack of laundry ― Wallace Stegner>
3 : an indeterminate part : PROPORTION
4 a : PROBABILITY b : favorable odds