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percentage

S2 W1

BrE /pəˈsentaːdʒ/ AmE /pəˈsɛntədʒ/

noun en → es

1 PART OF A WHOLE [singular] A2

a part of a whole, usually expressed as a number out of 100

porcentaje

  • a percentage of something

Collocations percentage of votes · percentage increase

  • The company's profit margin is 15 percent.

    La margen de ganancia de la empresa es del 15 por ciento.

2 STATISTICS [singular] B1

a number that shows how many people or things are affected by something, usually expressed as a part of the total number

porcentaje

  • the percentage of something

Collocations percentage of population · percentage of cases

  • The unemployment rate is 8 percent.

    La tasa de desempleo es del 8 por ciento.