percent
noun [ S ]
MEASURES uk/pəˈsent/ usone part of every 100, or the specified amount of something divided by 100:
Business customers account for about 70 percent of the computing company's revenue.
by 3/50/100, etc. percent The bank needed to reduce its workforce by 20 percent.
→ percentage :
as a percent of sth Operating income as a percent of sales increased slightly from the previous year.
percent
adverb
(UK also per cent) uk/pəˈsent/ usfor or out of every 100, often shown by the symbol %:
Shares fell 6 percent after the group warned profits would be lower than expected.
percent
adjective
Unions urged workers to reject the 1.5 percent pay offer.