percentage
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/
Meaning
noun
the number, amount or rate of something, expressed as if it is part of a total that is 100; a part or share of a whole
“percentage of something/somebody, What percentage of the population is/are overweight?”
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