percentage

Universal Words noun 1 [C+sing./pl.v.] the number, amount, rate of sth, expressed as if it is part of a total which is 100; a part or share of a whole: What percentage of the population is / are overweight? * A high percentage of the female staff are part-time workers. * Interest rates are expected to rise by one percentage point (= one per cent). * The figure is expressed as a percentage. * The results were analysed in percentage terms. 2 [C,usually sing.] a share of the profits of sth: He gets a percentage for every car sold.