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单词 ninety-nine per cent
释义

Definition of ninety-nine per cent in English:

ninety-nine per cent

noun
the ninety-nine per cent
  • All members of a population except for those belonging to the top percentile of income or wealth.

    there is more binding the ninety-nine per cent together than there is driving us apart
    Contrasted with one per cent (noun)

Origin

Early 21st century: popularized in 2011 by the Occupy Wall Street movement, which used the slogan ‘We are the 99 per cent’ in protests against economic inequality.

 
 
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