per cent

1. (sometimes written or printed with a point after it as if an abbreviation for per centum, but pronounced as a complete word /pər-sentˈ/) in the hundred
2. For each hundred or hundred pounds

1. A percentage
2. One part in each hundred
3. (in pl, in combination) securities yielding a specified percentage (eg three-percents)

percentˈage noun

1. Rate per hundred
2. An allowance of so much for every hundred
3. A proportional part
4. Commission (informal)
5. Profit, advantage (informal)

percentˈal or percenˈtile adjective

percenˈtile noun

1. The value below which falls a specified percentage (eg 25, 50 or 75) of a large number of statistical units (eg scores in an examination)
2. Percentile rank

percentile rank noun

Grading according to percentile group

play the percentages

(in sport, gambling, etc) to play, operate or proceed by means of unspectacular safe shots, moves, etc as opposed to spectacular but risky ones which may not succeed, on the assumption that this is more likely to lead to success in the long run

cent /sent/

1. A hundredth part of various monetary units, esp of a dollar (pl cents)
2. A hundredth part of a euro (pl cent)
3. A coin worth one cent

centˈage noun

Rate by the hundred

centˈal noun

A unit of weight equal to 100lb (45.3kg), formerly used for measuring grain

per cent

By the hundred (symbol %)

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