percent

noun

A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred).

One part per hundred; one percent, hundredth.

The percent sign, %.

An annuity or security with a certain fixed and guaranteed annual percentage rate of return or percentage dividend.

adverb

For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).

Roots

centum-cent · Latin · hundred

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Where does percent come from?

The word percent breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -cent, from Latin centum (“hundred”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.