Dictionary entryCEFR A2noun
percent
IPA pronunciation: /pəˈsent/
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процент
English definition
One part in every hundred, used to express a proportion.
Example
About 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water.
Collocations
- percent of
- percent increase
- percent decrease
- one hundred percent
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