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percent

2 noun
     
percent2 S3 W3 also per cent British English

5 percent (5%)/10 percent (10%) etc

HM an amount equal to five, ten etc parts out of a total of 100 parts:
The bank charges interest at 14%.
5 percent (5%)/10 percent (10%) etc of
80 percent of the population voted.
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