percentage

• Nom désignant une proportion ou une partie par rapport à un tout, exprimée sur une échelle de 100, ou plus généralement une part ou un taux relatif.

A noun referring to a proportion or share in relation to a whole, expressed as a number out of 100.

1. Proportion or rateA2formal

   A part of a whole expressed in hundredths; a rate or proportion per hundred.

   Proportion ou taux

   • What percentage of students passed the exam?
   • The percentage of women in the workforce has increased.
   • He calculated the percentage of tax on his income.

   Synonymesfractionpercentportionproportionrateratioshare

2. Share or portionB1formal

   A share or part of something, often used in financial or statistical contexts.

   Part ou proportion

   • She received a percentage of the company's profits.
   • The agent takes a percentage of the sale as commission.
   • A large percentage of the budget goes to education.

   Synonymesfractionpartportionproportionshareslice

   Antonymesentiretytotalitywhole