percent
noun, adverb/pəˈsent/CEFR A2শতাংশ
Meaning
One part in every hundred.
Example sentences
- Ninety percent of the class passed.ক্লাসের নব্বই শতাংশ পাস করেছে।
- Prices rose by five percent.দাম পাঁচ শতাংশ বেড়েছে।
A common mistake
The percent of students who passed was high.→The percentage of students who passed was high.
Percent follows a number: ninety percent. Without a number the word is percentage. British English also writes it as two words: per cent.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: percentage
Similar words, and what each means
- percentage
শতকরা হার, শতাংশ
An amount stated as a part of one hundred.
Other English words for “শতাংশ”
- percentage
An amount stated as a part of one hundred.
“percent” elsewhere on EnglishBD
Understanding around 90 percent of the words is enough for enjoyable reading.
The Best Way to Read English Books →A bar that looks twice as tall may be showing an extra two percent, if the vertical axis starts at ninety instead of zero.
How to Read Graphs and Charts in English →Unemployment reached a peak of twelve percent in 2010.
Academic English Vocabulary for IELTS →
Where this word is used
Related words
- percentageশতকরা হার, শতাংশsynonym
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