"per cent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: per cent [plural]
Etymology: From Latin per centum. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|per centum}} Latin per centum Head templates: {{en-noun|per cent|nolinkhead=1}} per cent (plural per cent)
  1. (chiefly Commonwealth) Form of percent Tags: Commonwealth, form-of Form of: percent
    Sense id: en-per_cent-en-noun-RWeUwW7a Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 52 48

Prepositional phrase

Etymology: From Latin per centum. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|per centum}} Latin per centum Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=per cent}} per cent, {{en-PP|head=per cent}} per cent
  1. (chiefly Commonwealth) Form of percent. Tags: Commonwealth, form-of Form of: percent
    Sense id: en-per_cent-en-prep_phrase-IVeejCs5 Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 52 48

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