English noun: percentage |
1. | percentage a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
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| Synonyms | pct, per centum, percent |
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| Broader (hypernym) | proportion |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | absentee rate, occupancy rate, unemployment rate, vacancy rate |
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2. | percentage (possession) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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| Samples | He wanted his share in cash.
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| Synonyms | part, portion, share |
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| Broader (hypernym) | assets |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | allocation, allotment, allowance, cut, dispensation, dole, interest, piece, profit sharing, ration, slice, split, stake, tranche, way |
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| Part meronym | earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits |
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