PERCENT


Meaning of PERCENT in English

n.

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural percent or percents

Date: 1667

1 plural percent a : one part in a hundred b : PERCENTAGE <a large percent of their income>

2 percents plural British : securities bearing a specified rate of interest

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