Percentage | Mean of percentage in English Dictionary

/pɚˈsɛntɪʤ/

• Noun
• a number or rate that is expressed as a certain number of parts of something divided into 100 parts
1. If a goalie saves 96 out of 100 shots, his save percentage is 96 percent.
2. The percentages of women completing high school and college were 95 percent and 52 percent, respectively.
3. Interest rates fell two percentage points. [=interest rates fell two percent]
• a part of a whole
1. What percentage of your income do you spend on rent?
2. A large percentage of students passed the test. [=most of the students passed the test]
• a part or share of the profit earned when something is sold
1. He gets a percentage for every car he sells.