AWL Sublist 1 · Academic Word

percent

/pərˈsent/ Syllables: per·ˈcent

English Illustration

Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

A rate, number, or amount expressed as a fraction of one hundred.

Synonyms

proportion rate share

Antonyms

None available

Translations

percent in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

بالمئة، نسبة مئوية

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

نسبة أو عدد أو كمية تُعبر عنها كجزء من مئة.

Easy Explanation

Percent means out of one hundred. If 40 percent of students passed, that means 40 out of every 100 students passed.

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Memory TipPercent = per (for each) + cent (hundred) — for each hundred.

Contextual Examples

Almost seventy percent of the world's fresh water is stored in glaciers and ice caps.

The study found that only thirty percent of respondents were satisfied with the service.

Carbon emissions have increased by over forty percent since the industrial revolution.

Word Families & Pronunciation

PART OF SPEECH	FORM
noun	percentage
noun	percentile