Percentage

B1 8+

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːrsəntɪdʒ/

Definitions of percentage

noun a rate, number, or amount in each hundred

Example Sentences

A1 I scored 90% on my math test.

A2 The percentage of people who passed the exam was quite high.

B1 The percentage of students who completed the project on time was impressive.

B2 The company saw a significant increase in sales percentage after launching the new product.

C1 The percentage of carbon emissions has decreased over the past decade due to new regulations.

C2 She calculated the percentage of error in the data analysis to ensure accuracy.

adjective relating to or denoting a proportion per hundred

Example Sentences

A1 The teacher explained that a percentage is a way to show a part of a whole.

A2 She calculated the percentage of students who passed the exam.

B1 The company saw a decrease in sales percentage compared to last year.

B2 The survey results showed a high percentage of people who preferred option A.

C1 The government is aiming to reduce the unemployment percentage by implementing new policies.

C2 The scientist analyzed the percentage of carbon emissions in the atmosphere over the past decade.

Examples of percentage in a Sentence

formal The percentage of students who passed the exam increased this year.

informal What percentage of people actually believe that?

slang The percentage of people who showed up to the party was off the charts.

figurative The percentage of happiness in her life seemed to decrease with each passing day.

Grammatical Forms of percentage

plural

percentages

comparative

more percentage

superlative

most percentage

present tense

percentage

future tense

will percentage

perfect tense

have percentage

continuous tense

is percentage

singular

percentage

positive degree

percentage

infinitive

to percentage

gerund

percentageing

participle

percentageed

Origin and Evolution of percentage

First Known Use: 1670 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'percentage' originated from the Latin word 'per centum', which means 'by the hundred'.
Evolution of the word: Originally used in the 17th century to refer to a proportion or rate per hundred, the term 'percentage' has evolved to become a common way of expressing a portion of something in relation to a whole, often used in finance, statistics, and everyday language.