percent sign

noun

The symbol %, denoting a percentage.

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Meanings

nounpercent sign (plural percent signs)

plural percent signs

  1. The symbol %, denoting a percentage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sign (‘%’) used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100

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percentage sign
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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