Korean word

퍼센트

Pronunciation

Romanizationpeosenteu

Meaning

  • nounpercent

Example

이 가게는 20퍼센트 할인해요.i ka ge neun 20 peo sen teu ha rin hae yo

This store has a 20 percent discount.

Illustration for 퍼센트 (percent)

More examples

그는 그 일에 대해 100퍼센트 확신해요.keu neun keu i re tae hae 100 peo sen teu hwak ssin hae yo

He is 100 percent sure about it.

Core concept

A number scale where 100 stands for the whole and smaller numbers show a portion of it.

Common phrases

  • 100퍼센트100 peo sen teu

    100 percent

  • 0퍼센트0 peo sen teu

    0 percent

Similar words

백분율paekppunyul: A formal measure of a whole-based share expressed on a scale of 100.
비율piyul: The size of one quantity measured against the size of another.

Definition in Korean

전체를 100으로 보았을 때 어떤 수가 차지하는 비율을 나타내는 단위명사.cheon che reul 100 eu ro po a sseul ttae eo tteon su ga cha ji ha neun pi yu reul na ta nae neun ta nwi myeong sa

Word origin

퍼센트 (peosenteu, "percent") is formed as a Korean pronunciation of the English loanword percent, whose root idea is "per hundred" from Latin.

Usage tips

  • Korean places the unit after the number, making number phrases for rates and discounts easy to spot in conversation.

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