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Definition of percentage : A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred.

Synonyms:

office, holdout, fate, dowry, discount, circumstances, region, fortune, plowshare, theatrical role, winnings, pay-off, shake, luck, ploughshare, parting, squeeze, function, pct, rate per cent, duty, percent, dowery, dower, destiny, rake-off, corner, contribution, per centum, persona, character, rate, role, voice, serving, washout rate, component part

apportionment, assignment, quantum, dispensation, commission, lot, allotment, parcel, part, segment, stipend, partition, chunk, ration, piece, division, split, budget, portion, quota, share, slice, stake, proportion, allocation, measure, allowance

compartment, subdivision, fraction, member, half, helping, zone, sector, interest, stock, bit, cut, dividend

ingredient, item, article, constituent, filament, component, fragment, feature, element, matter, factor, medium, section, material

Usage examples:

• When I tell you that out of the hundreds of cases I have tried in my still short life, I have lost but a small percentage, you will understand what this means. - "Hand and Ring", Anna Katharine Green.
• These girls made a large percentage in the school. - "The Rebel of the School", Mrs. L. T. Meade.
• The percentage of iron is also increased. - "The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays", J. (John) Joly.