percentage

percentage
noun
1) (rate or proportion per cent) Prozentsatz, der

a high percentage of alcohol — ein hoher Alkoholgehalt

what percentage of 48 is 11? — wieviel Prozent von 48 sind 11?

2) (proportion) [prozentualer] Anteil
* * *
[pə'senti‹]
noun
1) (an amount, number or rate given as a fraction of one hundred: We've expressed all these figures as percentages.) die Prozente (pl.)
2) (a part or proportion of something: A large percentage of the population can't read or write.) der Prozentsatz
* * *
per·cent·age
[pəˈsentɪʤ, AM pɚˈsent̬ɪʤ]
I. n
1. (rate) Prozentsatz m
what \percentage ...? wie viel Prozent ...?
the \percentage of people who ... der Anteil der Leute, die ...
to express sth as a \percentage etw in Prozenten ausdrücken
to get a \percentage of sth bei etw dat Provision [o Prozente] bekommen
2. AM, AUS (advantage) Vorteil m
3.
▶ to play the \percentages bei Glücksspielen: Wetten auf die Favoriten setzen, nichts riskieren
II. n modifier Prozent-
on a \percentage basis prozentual
\percentage sign Prozentzeichen
* * *
[pə'sentɪdZ]
1. n
1) Prozentsatz m; (= commission, payment) Anteil m; (= proportion) Teil m

a small percentage of the population — ein geringer Teil der Bevölkerung

expressed as a percentage — prozentual or in Prozenten ausgedrückt

what percentage? — wie viel Prozent?

to get a percentage of all sales — prozentual am Umsatz beteiligt sein

2) (inf

= advantage) there's no percentage in it — das bringt nichts (inf)

2. attr
prozentual

on a percentage basis — prozentual, auf Prozentbasis

percentage sign — Prozentzeichen nt

* * *
percentage [pə(r)ˈsentıdʒ]
A s
1. Prozentsatz m:
a) MATH Hundertsatz m
b) allg Anteil m (of an dat)
2. Prozentgehalt m:
percentage by weight Gewichtsprozent n
3. WIRTSCH Prozente pl
4. Gewinnanteil m, Provision f, Prozente pl
5. umg Gewinn m, Vorteil m:
there’s no percentage in doing sth es bringt nichts, etwas zu tun
B adj
1. prozentual (Verbesserung etc)
2. Prozent…:
percentage point;
percentage sign;
in percentage terms prozentual (gesehen)
* * *
noun
1) (rate or proportion per cent) Prozentsatz, der

a high percentage of alcohol — ein hoher Alkoholgehalt

what percentage of 48 is 11? — wieviel Prozent von 48 sind 11?

2) (proportion) [prozentualer] Anteil
* * *
adj.
prozentual adj. n.
Prozent -e n.
Prozentsatz m.
Prozentzahl f.

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