Definition of percentage Percentage

/pɚsɛˈntʌʤ/ - [persentuj] - per•cent•age

We found 9 definitions of percentage from 6 different sources.

What does percentage mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: percentages
percentage - a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
		percent, per centum, pct
		proportion harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
		absentee rate the percentage of workers who do not report to work
		occupancy rate the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time
		vacancy rate the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time
percentage - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
		share, portion, part
		assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
		net income, net profit, earnings, lucre, profit, profits, net the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
		tranche a portion of something (especially money)
		dispensation the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
		dole money received from the state
		way a journey or passage; "they are on the way"
		ration the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
		allowance the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
		slice, piece a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
		split extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
		stake, interest a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
		profit sharing a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business
		cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

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Wiktionary

percentage (Noun)
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
percentage (Noun)
A share of the profits.
percentage (Noun)
Benefit or advantage.