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noun

percent

CEFR B1

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent

In a sentence

Six example sentences with percent, each labelled with its topic.

  • He shoots forty percent from beyond the arc, which means four of every ten attempts drop for his team.

    Basketball

  • The fund charges two percent a year, which quietly removes a fifth of a saver's gains over two decades.

    Finance

  • Only nine percent of the plastic ever produced has been recycled, and the rest sits in landfills or water.

    Environment

  • Inflation of three percent a year halves the value of cash in about twenty four years.

    Economics

  • A dough at seventy five percent hydration is sticky to handle, but it bakes into an open, glossy crumb.

    Cooking

  • The winner took fifty one percent of the vote, and the recount shifted the margin by only forty ballots.

    Politics

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