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Definition of "per cent" []

  • Alternative spelling of percent. (noun)

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Use "per cent" in a sentence
  • "UHY Hacker Young, which based its findings on statistics from HMRC, said that the increase was partly due to a 13.1 per cent rise in average earnings in Durham and partly the result of thresholds rising more slowly than earnings."
  • "Australia's largest real estate group Ray White, reported a sluggish March quarter with turnover up only 8 per cent compared with last year."
  • "They paid an average of £4,350 in 2007-08, the latest year for which statistics are available - 18.5 per cent more than the previous year, according to a survey by accountant UHY"