per cent — is normally written as two words in BrE but as one word (percent) in AmE. In attributive use (i.e. before a noun), it is normally written with a hyphen in BrE: a 12 per cent increase. The type per cent of is normally treated as singular if the… … Modern English usage
Per cent — Per Per, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For }, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
per cent — ► ADVERB ▪ by a specified amount in or for every hundred. ► NOUN ▪ one part in every hundred … English terms dictionary
per cent — (esp. BrE) (AmE usually percent) noun VERB + PER CENT ▪ account for, amount to, be equal to, comprise, constitute, equal, represent ▪ Overseas earnings accounted for 9% of th … Collocations dictionary
per cent — /pə sent/ adjective, adverb out of each hundred, or for each hundred ♦ 10 per cent ten in every hundred ● What is the increase per cent? ● Fifty per cent of nothing is still nothing. ▪▪▪ ‘…this would represent an 18 per cent growth rate – a… … Dictionary of banking and finance
per cent — I UK [pə(r)ˈsent] / US [pərˈsent] noun [singular] maths *** one part of 100, or a particular amount of a total that you have divided by 100. Per cent is often shown using the symbol % He owns 20% only of the business. per cent of: Women now… … English dictionary
per cent*/*/*/ — [pəˈsent] noun [singular] I one part of every 100. Per cent is often shown using the symbol % Women now represent 50 per cent of the workforce.[/ex] He only owns 20% of the business.[/ex] II adj, adv per cent */*/[pəˈsent] equal to part of a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
per cent — /pə ˈsɛnt / (say puh sent) adverb 1. by the hundred; for or in every hundred (used in expressing proportions, rates of interest, etc.): to get 3 per cent interest. Symbol: % –noun 2. a proportion; a percentage. 3. a stock which bears a specified… …
PER CENT — adv. & n. (US percent) adv. in every hundred. n. 1 percentage. 2 one part in every hundred (half a per cent). 3 (in pl.) Brit. public securities yielding interest of so much per cent (three per cents) … Useful english dictionary
per cent — When the government designs a new penny, the number of government workers that have to approve the design is ten per cent … English expressions
