per cent
A2UK /pə ˈsent/US /pər ˈsent/
Meaning
adjective
by, in or for every hundred
“a 15 per cent rise in price”
adverb
by, in or for every hundred
“a 15 per cent rise in price”
noun
one part in every hundred
“per cent of something/somebody, Poor families spend about 80 to 90 per cent of their income on food.”
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