/pə'sentɪdʒ; pɚ`sɛntɪdʒ/
n
1 [C] rate, number or amount in each hundred 百分比; 百分率
*The figure is expressed as a percentage. 那数字是以百分比表示的.
* The salesmen get a percentage (ie a commission) on everything they sell. 这些推销员可从推销的商品上获得一定百分比的佣金.
* [attrib 作定语] a percentage increase in ticket prices 票价上涨的百分比.
2 [sing or pl v] proportion 比例; 部分
*What percentage of his income is taxable? 他的收入有多少需纳所得税?
* An increasing percentage of the population own their own homes. 自己有房子的人占人口比例越来越大了.

n
[U and C]
an amount expressed as if it is part of a total which is 100
percentage of
　The percentage of school leavers that go to university is about five per cent.
　Tax is paid as a percentage of total income.
high/low/small percentage
　A high percentage of married women have part-time jobs.
　Interest rates fell by six percentage points (=6%) .
　The numbers are small in percentage terms (=when calculated as a percentage) .
percentage change/increase etc
　Crime figures showed significant percentage increases.
[C usually singular]
a share of the profits
　She gets a percentage for every record sold.
there is no percentage in doing sth
BrE informal used to say that doing something is not going to help or be useful
　There's no percentage in worrying.

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HINT sense 1
If the noun that follows a percentage of is plural, use a plural verb: Only a small percentage of people are interested in politics.

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