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Meaning of 'percentage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Percentage [ n.]
- A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred.

Meaning of 'percentage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . percentage [ n]
Meaning (1):
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Example in sentence:
  • he wanted his share in cash

Nearby Words:

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