noun
Meaning 1
Percent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
per centum
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noun
Meaning 2
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: percentage, percent, pct
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: proportion
Narrower terms: absentee rate, occupancy rate, vacancy rate, unemployment rate
History
Etymology
Latin per + centum