Word PERCENTAGE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

percentage

🇺🇸 [pərˈsɛntɪdʒ]

Meanings

Percentage refers to a proportion or share in relation to a whole, typically expressed as a fraction of 100. It is commonly used in mathematics, finance, and statistics to represent how much one quantity is compared to another.

Examples

• The discount was 20 percent off the original price.
• A significant percentage of the population supports the new policy.
• She earned a percentage of the sales as commission.

Synonyms

portion • share • rate

Antonyms

whole • entirety • total