German word

Prozent

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁoˈtsɛnt/

Meaning

  • neuter nounpercent

Example

Er bekommt zwanzig Prozent Rabatt.

He gets twenty percent off.

Illustration for Prozent (percent)

More examples

Die Umfrage zeigte, dass nur fünf Prozent der Teilnehmer zustimmen.

The survey showed that only five percent of the participants agreed.

Core concept

A whole is viewed as a grid of 100 equal parts, and Prozent names the marked share.

Common phrases

  • zwanzig Prozent Rabatt

    twenty percent discount

  • fünf Prozent der Befragten

    five percent of respondents

Similar words

Prozentsatz: A stated percentage rate for part of a whole.
Prozentpunkt: A measure of the numerical difference between percentage values.
Anteil: The portion of a whole occupied by something.
Bruchteil: A fraction or limited portion of a complete whole.

Definition in German

Prozent bezeichnet den Anteil in Hundertsteln eines Ganzen.

Word origin

German Prozent comes through Italian percento from Latin per centum, meaning 'per hundred'.

Usage tips

  • Prozent expresses a relative share, whereas Prozentpunkt measures the direct difference between two percentage values.

Related words

  • Prozentsatzpercentagenoun
  • prozentualpercentage-basedadjective

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