Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
percentage, proportion — The words are used inexactly when the relationship between two numbers isn t specified. This drug has proved of much value in a percentage of cases (cited by Gowers) tells us next to nothing. It could mean 2 percent or 28 percent or 92 percent … Dictionary of troublesome word
percentage — I noun allotment, commission, contingent, factorage, fraction, interest, moiety, part, percent, portion, proportion, quota, rate per hundred, ratio, ration, share II index commission (fee), moiety, part (por … Law dictionary
percentage — ► NOUN 1) a rate, number, or amount in each hundred. 2) a proportion of a larger sum of money granted as an allowance or commission. 3) any proportion or share in relation to a whole … English terms dictionary
proportion — [n1] relative amount, size of part to whole admeasurement, amplitude, apportionment, breadth, bulk, capacity, cut, degree, dimension, distribution, division, equation, expanse, extent, fraction, magnitude, measure, measurement, part, percentage,… … New thesaurus
proportion — I noun allotment, apportionment, commensuration, comparative size, comparison, concinnity, correlation, distribution, eurhythmy, factional part, fraction, grace, harmony, interrelation, measure, pars, part, percent, percentage, portion, quantum,… … Law dictionary
percentage — [n] portion, allotment allowance, bite, bonus, chunk, commission, corner*, cut, discount, division, duty, fee, holdout, interest, juice*, payoff, percent, piece, piece of the action*, points*, proportion, quota, rate, ratio, section, slice*,… … New thesaurus
percentage of sales — proportion of goods sold … English contemporary dictionary
proportion — [[t]prəpɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ proportions 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it. [FORMAL] A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die... A proportion of the rent is met by the … English dictionary
percentage - per cent — When you express an amount as a percentage of a whole, you say how many parts the amount would have if the whole had 100 equal parts. You write a percentage as a number followed by per cent or by the symbol %. So, for example, if there are 1200… … Useful english dictionary
percentage — percentaged, adj. /peuhr sen tij/, n. 1. a rate or proportion per hundred. 2. an allowance, commission, or rate of interest calculated by percent. 3. a proportion in general: Only a small percentage of the class will graduate with honors. 4.… … Universalium
