percent: Meaning and Definition of

per•cent

1. Also calledone one-hundredth part; .
2. percentage (defs. 1, 3.).
3. stocks, bonds, etc., that bear an indicated rate of interest.

1. figured or expressed on the basis of a rate or proportion per hundred (used in combination with a number in expressing rates of interest, proportions, etc.):%&hasp; to get three percent interest. Symbol: