per-centage

A form of percentage — The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

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Meanings

nounper-centage (countable and uncountable, plural per-centages)

plural per-centages

  1. archaiccountableuncountableArchaic form of percentage.

Origin

From per cent + -age.

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APA

per-centage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per-centage

MLA

“per-centage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per-centage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “per-centage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per-centage.

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