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percentage

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/
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

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Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture
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The paper form of money is really only a small percentage of all the money that's out there, so.

Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

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because I think only a small percentage of humanity will want to go—and can afford to go or get sponsorship in some manner.

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