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percent
[/pərˈsɛnt/]
noun
pl: percents
por cento
1.
a rate, number, or amount in each hundred
The interest rate is 5 percent per year.
A taxa de juros é de 5 por cento ao ano.
2.
one part in a hundred
Only 30 percent of the population voted.
Apenas 30 por cento da população votou.
Synonyms
percentage
proportion
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
por cento
standard usage, commonly abbreviated as %
São Paulo
por cento
standard usage
Portugal
por cento
standard usage; sometimes written as 'por cem'
Related Idioms & Phrases
100 percent - completely, entirely (100 por cento)
by percent - in terms of percentage (em percentagem)
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