percent

adjective, adverb

/pə ˈsent/

(especially British English)

(North American English usually percent)

(symbol %)

​by, in or for every hundred

a 15 per cent rise in price

The company announced a 21 per cent increase in profits.

House prices dropped 8 per cent last year.

Dairy product prices jumped (= increased by)10.4 per cent in April.

Shares in the company are up 1.9 percent.

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