English > pct: 1 sense > noun 1, relation| Meaning | A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred). |
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| Synonyms | percentage, percent, per centum |
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| Narrower | absentee rate | The percentage of workers who do not report to work |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | pct, porcentage, porcentaje, por cien, por ciento, porciento, tanto por ciento |
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| Catalan | pct, percentatge, per cent, tant per cent |
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