Definitions
Amount out of one hundred
Word origin
From New Latin per centum (“by the hundred”).
Used in a sentence
“Diane Watson has had a distinguished career in education and politics, and last year was elected to the House of Representatives, winning 75 percent of the vote in her Congressional district.”
“Twelve percent of the world’s population now relies directly or indirectly on the fisheries industry.”
“A 2013 study found the HIV rate among injecting IPED users in England and Wales was 1.5 percent, comparable to 1.2 percent among users of psychoactive drugs like heroin and crack.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“One in a hundred”7 letters
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