percentage

percentage
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, substantial
▪

The area has a high percentage of unemployed men.

▪ greater
▪

The disease affects a greater percentage of men than women.

▪ growing, increasing
▪ low, small, tiny
▪ fair, reasonable
▪

A fair percentage of their business comes from people using the airport.

▪ disproportionate
▪

Disabled passengers make up a disproportionate percentage of the cruise company's customers.

▪ relative
▪ fixed
▪ maximum, minimum
▪ average, mean
▪ overall, total
VERB + PERCENTAGE
▪ calculate, determine, estimate, measure
▪ express sth as
▪

This figure can be expressed as a percentage of the total.

▪ comprise, make up
▪

Young women comprise a large percentage of our clients.

PERCENTAGE + VERB
▪ decline, decrease, drop, fall
▪

That percentage declined to 49.7 in 2006.

▪ grow, increase, rise
▪ range from sth to sth, vary
▪

Medical expenditure percentages ranged from 3.9% in Arizona to 9.8% in Delaware.

▪ indicate sth, represent sth, show sth
PERCENTAGE + NOUN
▪ point
▪

Unemployment has fallen by two percentage points this month.

▪ rate
▪

Insurance contributions are paid at a fixed percentage rate on all earnings.

▪ figure (esp. BrE), score, value
▪ gain, increase, rise
▪

the percentage rise in the average salary

▪ decline, decrease, drop, reduction
▪ share
PREPOSITION
▪ percentage of
▪

What percentage of women own a car?

PHRASES
▪ in percentage terms
▪

The numbers are relatively low in percentage terms.

▪ on a percentage basis
▪

The artist's agent receives commission on a percentage basis.


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