Etymology

centage

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Today it means: Rate by the hundred; percentage. Full definition →

Latin centum
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  1. Latin · derived fromcentum“hundred”
  2. English todaycentage

From Latin centum (“hundred”) + -age (forming nouns indicating a rate). Compare later percentage.

Words from the same roots

Latincentum all →

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