Percentage ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Percentage ( noun )

1. A proportion or part of a whole, usually given as a percentage.
2. A rate or proportion expressed in hundredths.
3. A part of a total amount or quantity.

Origin:

From middle english percent, from latin percentum, from per centum, literally "by the hundred".

Examples:

1. The percentage of water in the ocean is about 97%.
2. The company's profits were up by 5 percentage points.
3. The percentage of the vote he received was not enough to win the election.

(As a verb)

Percentage ( verb )

1. A proportion or part of a whole, usually given as a percentage.
2. A rate or proportion expressed in hundredths.
3. A part of a total amount or quantity.

Origin:

From middle english percent, from latin percentum, from per centum, literally "by the hundred".

Examples:

1. The percentage of water in the ocean is about 97%.
2. The company's profits were up by 5 percentage points.
3. The percentage of the vote he received was not enough to win the election.