Used in a Sentence

percent

How to use percent in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for percent.

Editorial note

One percent could be a lot of money, or it could be nothing.

Examples12
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of percent gathered in one view.

noun

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for percent.

noun

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

Example sentences

1

One percent could be a lot of money, or it could be nothing.

2

In the third quarter of 2012, PC sales were down 8 percent on a year-over-year basis worldwide.

3

Ninety percent of CEOs are of above average height.

4

What percentage of sales are at risk of chargeback in a pre-sales business?

5

Weekend trips to other countries are not a privilege of the 1 percent over here, more like the top 30-50%.

6

The next lot are stupid and lazy -- they make up 90 percent of every army and are suited to routine duties.

7

While cache misses are indeed a large percent of resource requests, it is misguided to analyze the cost of cache misses in isolation.

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But since the retailer started discouraging orders, his paperback sales are down 61 percent and his e-book sales are down 62 percent.

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Most telling of all is this statistic: "As of 2000, Judge Posner was the most often-cited legal scholar of all time with 7,981 citations, nearly 50 percent more than anyone else" [2].

10

To literally handicap yourself by 50 percent is insanity.

11

> Gillis Cashman, a managing partner at MC Partners in Boston, says it makes sense to charge extra to big content providers like Netflix, whose services at peak hours can sometimes consume more than 30 percent of total Internet traffic.

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Existing payment systems charge fees of around 2 percent to three percentAs long as consumers are paid in their local currency and vendors pay their employees, their taxes, and their other costs in local currency, then bitcoin as a payment technology has similar costs as credit cards.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use percent in a sentence?

One percent could be a lot of money, or it could be nothing.

What does percent mean?

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

What part of speech is percent?

percent is commonly used as noun.