| NOUN | relation | percentage, percent, per centum, pct | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
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| possession | percentage, share, portion, part | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
| Sounds | perseh'nahjh; perseh'nihjh; perseh'ntahjh; perseh'ntihjh | |
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| Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
| abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | ||
| Meaning | A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred). | |
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| Synonyms | percent, per centum, pct | |
| Narrower | absentee rate | The percentage of workers who do not report to work |
| occupancy rate | The percentage of all rental / rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time | |
| unemployment rate | The percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date | |
| vacancy rate | The percentage of all rental / rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time | |
| Broader | proportion | The quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole / whole |
| Spanish | pct, porcentage, porcentaje, por cien, por ciento, porciento, tanto por ciento | |
| Catalan | pct, percentatge, per cent, tant per cent | |
| Meaning | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group. | |
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| Synonyms | share, portion, part | |
| Part of | net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings | The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) |
| Narrower | allotment, allocation | A share set aside for a specific purpose |
| allowance | An amount allowed or granted / granted (as during a given period) | |
| cut | A share of the profits / profits | |
| dispensation | A share that has been dispensed or distributed | |
| dole | A share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given | |
| interest, stake | (law) a right or legal share of something | |
| profit sharing | A system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business | |
| ration | A fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) | |
| slice, piece | A share of something | |
| split | A promised or claimed share of loot or money | |
| tranche | A portion of something (especially money) | |
| way | A portion of something divided into shares | |
| Broader | assets | Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company |
| Spanish | parte, porcentaje | |
| Catalan | part, percentatge | |
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