(also US percent )
■ adverb by a specified amount in or for every hundred.
■ noun one part in every hundred.
↘the rate, number, or amount in each hundred.
Origin
C16: from per + cent .
(also US percent )
■ adverb by a specified amount in or for every hundred.
■ noun one part in every hundred.
↘the rate, number, or amount in each hundred.
Origin
C16: from per + cent .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004