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Pronunciation / Transliteration: porcentaje
"Un gran porcentaje de los empleados asistió a la reunión."
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A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.
"A high percentage of the population voted in the election."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'percentage' originates from the Latin 'percentus', meaning 'to be divided by a hundred'. It evolved through Middle French 'pourcentage', which referred to the proportion of a whole, particularly in financial contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Percentage" is said worldwide
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pourcentage
Transliteration: pourcentage
"Un grand pourcentage des étudiants a réussi l'examen."
Prozentsatz
Transliteration: Prozentsatz
"Ein hoher Prozentsatz der Bevölkerung nutzt das Internet."
percentuale
Transliteration: percentuale
"Una percentuale elevata di persone ha votato."
porcentaje
Transliteration: porcentaje
"Un gran porcentaje de los empleados asistió a la reunión."
percentagem
Transliteration: percentagem
"Uma grande percentagem da população prefere café."
प्रतिशत
Transliteration: pratishat
"छात्रों का एक बड़ा प्रतिशत परीक्षा में उत्तीर्ण हुआ।"
百分比
Transliteration: bǎifēnbǐ
"很高比例的人口拥有智能手机。"
백분율
Transliteration: baekbunyul
"높은 백분율의 학생들이 시험에 합격했습니다."
パーセンテージ
Transliteration: pāsenteiji
"大多数の人がその提案に賛成した。"
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