Academic / B1

p-uh-SENT-ij/pəˈsentɪdʒ/

A percentage is a part of 100: a high percentage of; the percentage of households; express it as a percentage. Per cent (UK, two words) sits after the number: 40 per cent; percent is the US spelling. Proportion and share are close. Do not write “percentage %” together. In Task 1, compare percentages, do not list every one.

Meaning

An amount expressed as a part of one hundred.

Examples

• “A large percentage of the class passed the listening paper.”
• “A small percentage of trains arrived more than ten minutes late.”
• “What percentage of your income goes on rent?”

Good to know

a percentage of + noun. Number: 40 per cent (UK). US: percent. Twins: proportion / share. Do not write “percentage %”.

Near in meaning

proportion

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