per cent.

A form of percent — For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).

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Meanings

adverb
  1. archaicArchaic form of percent.

Origin

Abbreviation of per centum, which means for every hundred or by the hundred.

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APA

per cent.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20cent.

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“per cent..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20cent.. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “per cent.,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20cent..

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