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1Per cent — Per Per, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For }, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself,… …
2per|cent|age — «puhr SEHN tihj», noun. 1. a rate or proportion of each hundred; part of each hundred: »What percentage of children were absent? The French were…suffering a lower percentage of casualties than the British (H. G. Wells). 2. a part or proportion:… …
3per cent — /pə sent/ adjective, adverb out of each hundred, or for each hundred ♦ 10 per cent ten in every hundred ● What is the increase per cent? ● Fifty per cent of nothing is still nothing. ▪▪▪ ‘…this would represent an 18 per cent growth rate – a… …
4per cent — /pə ˈsɛnt / (say puh sent) adverb 1. by the hundred; for or in every hundred (used in expressing proportions, rates of interest, etc.): to get 3 per cent interest. Symbol: % –noun 2. a proportion; a percentage. 3. a stock which bears a specified… …
5per cent — (also US percent) adverb by a specified amount in or for every hundred. noun one part in every hundred. ↘the rate, number, or amount in each hundred. Origin C16: from per + cent …
6per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… …
7Per — Per, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For }, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of… …
8Per annum — Per Per, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For }, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself,… …
9Per centum — Per Per, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For }, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself,… …
10Per diem — Per Per, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For }, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself,… …
