See Also: percent 1, adjective, adverb(dictionary)
on 2, adjective, adverb(dictionary)
OK 2, adjective, adverb(dictionary)
over 2, adverb, adjective(dictionary)
unknown 1, adjective, adverb(dictionary)
damned 1, adjective, adverb(dictionary)
up 1, adverb, preposition, adjective(dictionary)
counter 3, adjective, adverb(dictionary)
off 1, adverb, preposition, adjective(dictionary)
freezing 2, adjective, adverb(dictionary)

percent 1, adjective, adverb (oh)



5 percent (5%)/10 percent (10%) etc
equal to five, ten etc parts out of a total of 100 parts
::a 10% increase in house prices
::a company with a forty percent stake in the project
a/one hundred percent
completely
::I agree with you a hundred percent.
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HINT sense 1
Use percent only with a number (30 percent, 9 percent etc). If you mean 'an amount expressed as part of a total' use percentage: A high percentage (NOT percent) of the population was illiterate.