- per cent
- (esp. BrE) (AmE usually percent) nounVERB + PER CENT▪ account for, amount to, be equal to, comprise, constitute, equal, represent▪
Overseas earnings accounted for 9% of the total last year.
▪ contain▪Roman coins containing about 25% zinc
▪ hit, reach, stand at, total▪Their share of the vote reached 6.5% in 1998.
▪ exceed, top▪Sales have already exceeded 25% of the predicted annual turnover.
▪ (All the verbs in the following collocate groups may be followed by by, from or to plus per cent/percent. Sometimes the word by is left out.), be up, climb, expand, go up, grow, improve, increase, jump, leap, rise, shoot up, soar, surge▪Prices rose by 12% in 1998.
▪Prices rose 12%.
▪ be down, come down, decline, decrease, dip, drop, fall, go down, plummet, plunge, shrink, slide, slip, slump (esp. BrE)▪Profitability is down from 16% to 12.2%.
▪ boost sth, increase sth, raise sth▪We're hoping to boost sales by 10%.
▪ cut sth, reduce sth, slash sth▪Operating expenses were slashed 54.2%.
PREPOSITION▪ about five, ten, etc. per cent, around five, ten, etc. per cent▪ by five, ten, etc. per cent▪They aim to cut carbon dioxide levels by 20% in 15 years.
▪ over five, ten, etc. per cent▪ up to five, ten, etc. per cent▪a process that can reduce the cost by up to 15%
▪ per cent of sth▪In 40% of all cases, the parents had no idea of their child's problem.
PHRASES▪ a boost of five, ten, etc. per cent, an improvement of five, ten, etc. per cent, an increase of five, ten, etc. per cent, a jump of five, ten, etc. per cent, a rise of five, ten, etc. per cent▪a jump of 8% in cases of the disease
▪ a cut of five, ten, etc. per cent, a decline of five, ten, etc. per cent, a decrease of five, ten, etc. per cent, a drop of five, ten, etc. per cent, a fall of five, ten, etc. per cent, a reduction of five, ten, etc. per cent▪a fall of 12% in cases of the disease
▪ only five, ten, etc. per cent▪Only 10% of the teenagers agreed with this statement.
▪ fewer than five, ten, etc. per cent, less than five, ten, etc. per cent, more than five, ten, etc. per cent▪Profits rose by more than 50% last year.
▪ growth of five, ten, etc. per cent▪Growth of 11% is forecast.
▪ in the bottom five, ten, etc. per cent, in the top five, ten, etc. per cent▪His son was in the top 2% of his class.
▪ five, ten, etc. per cent less, five, ten, etc. per cent more▪New cars use about 35% less fuel.
▪ five, ten, etc. per cent of all, five, ten, etc. per cent of a total▪The tribe's land now amounts to around 50% of the total land area.
◆◆◆NOTE: Financial indicators▪ … is down, … is up▪With prices down, it might be time to start buying.
▪The index was up 18.84 points.
▪ … reaches sth, … stands at sth▪Consumer confidence reached a 30-year high.
▪Second-quarter sales stood at $18 billion.
▪ … is/remains unchanged▪The five-year Treasury yield was unchanged at 2.68%.
▪ … gains (sth)▪Gold stocks gained 6% this week.
▪ … suffers (sth)▪Profit margins suffered when the company lowered prices to remain competitive.
▪ … climbs, … edges up, … goes up, … increases, … jumps, … rises, … rockets, … shoots up, … skyrockets, … soars▪Earnings per share climbed from 3.5p to 5.1p.
▪The Brazilian real has increased in value relative to the euro.
▪Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%.
▪Oil prices have skyrocketed.
▪ … comes/goes down, … crashes, … declines, … decreases, … dives, … drops, … falls, … plummets, … plunges, … shrinks, … slips, … slumps▪Banana exports crashed nearly 50%.
▪The pound fell to a 14-year low against the dollar.
▪Net income plummeted to $3.7 million.
▪ … increases in value, … decreases in value (for currencies)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
