centagen.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈsɛntɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cent n.¹, -age suffix.

Etymology: < cent n.¹ + -age suffix. Compare slightly later percentage n.

Now rare (chiefly Indian English in later use).

A rate, number, or amount reckoned or calculated as so many hundredth parts of another; a proportion or share of something; = percentage n.Percentage is now the usual term.

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the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > [noun] > percentage

centage1756

percentage1757

p.c.1874

per cent1905

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 23 His goods..must be landed at a certain wharf where they pay double centage.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 271 It is proper to add this centage to the aggregate sum of the rent.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. xxxvii. 127 He stipulated for a centage upon the clear increase of revenue above a certain sum.

1842 Ann. Electr., Magnetism, & Chem. 8 232 It will be sufficient..to shew the centage of oxygen in different trials, and under different circumstances.

1880 Settlem. Rep. Vizagapatam 14 in Rep. Settlem. Land Revenue Provinces Madras Presidency The centage of waste, namely, 1.88, is less than that reported last year.

1938 Madras Legislative Assembly Deb. VI. 821 When the Public Works Department has to execute the works, the local boards will have to pay a centage of 16 per cent on the works.

2000 Times of India 13 Jan. 3 The state..received four per cent as centage charge for work carried out on MLA or MLC funds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centage
释义	centagen. Brit. /ˈsɛntɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈsɛntɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cent n.¹, -age suffix. Etymology: < cent n.¹ + -age suffix. Compare slightly later percentage n. Now rare (chiefly Indian English in later use). A rate, number, or amount reckoned or calculated as so many hundredth parts of another; a proportion or share of something; = percentage n.Percentage is now the usual term. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > [noun] > percentage centage1756 percentage1757 p.c.1874 per cent1905 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 23 His goods..must be landed at a certain wharf where they pay double centage. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 271 It is proper to add this centage to the aggregate sum of the rent. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. xxxvii. 127 He stipulated for a centage upon the clear increase of revenue above a certain sum. 1842 Ann. Electr., Magnetism, & Chem. 8 232 It will be sufficient..to shew the centage of oxygen in different trials, and under different circumstances. 1880 Settlem. Rep. Vizagapatam 14 in Rep. Settlem. Land Revenue Provinces Madras Presidency The centage of waste, namely, 1.88, is less than that reported last year. 1938 Madras Legislative Assembly Deb. VI. 821 When the Public Works Department has to execute the works, the local boards will have to pay a centage of 16 per cent on the works. 2000 Times of India 13 Jan. 3 The state..received four per cent as centage charge for work carried out on MLA or MLC funds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1756
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