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per cent.

per cent. is the archaic form of percent.

Meaning of percent

Adverb

percent (not comparable)

  1. (US) For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
    • 10 percent off all swimwear this week!

See all 6 meanings of percent

Origin of per cent.

Abbreviation of per centum, which means for every hundred or by the hundred.

Questions about per cent.

What is per cent. the archaic form of?
Per cent. is the archaic form of percent.

Words near per cent. in the dictionary

  1. per anum
  2. per bend
  3. per bend sinister
  4. per capita
  5. per cent
  6. per cent.
  7. per centum
  8. per chevron
  9. per chief
  10. per contra
  11. per curiam

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