percent: znaczenie i definicje

Out of each hundred; per hundred.

One part in a hundred: The report states that 42 percent of the alumni contributed to the endowment. Also called per centum.

A percentage or portion: She has invested a large percent of her salary.

Chiefly British Public securities yielding interest at a specified percentage.

Paying or demanding interest at a specified percentage: a 5 1/2 percent checking account.