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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Example:
he wanted his share in cash
Synonyms:
part; percentage; portion; share
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("percentage" is a kind of...):
assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "percentage"):
allocation; allotment (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
tranche (a portion of something (especially money))
dispensation (a share that has been dispensed or distributed)
dole (a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given)
way (a portion of something divided into shares)
ration (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
allowance (an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period))
piece; slice (a share of something)
split (a promised or claimed share of loot or money)
interest; stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something)
profit sharing (a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business)
cut (a share of the profits)
Holonyms ("percentage" is a part of...):
earnings; lucre; net; net income; net profit; profit; profits (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
Synonyms:
pct; per centum; percent; percentage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("percentage" is a kind of...):
proportion (the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "percentage"):
absentee rate (the percentage of workers who do not report to work)
occupancy rate (the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time)
vacancy rate (the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time)
unemployment rate (the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date)
Context examples:
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of alpha-tocopherol to the total vitamin E in a biological specimen.
(Alpha Tocopherol to Vitamin E Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the basophils to total cells in a biological specimen (for example a bone marrow specimen).
(Basophil to Total Cell Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of beta fraction proteins to total proteins in a biological specimen.
(Beta Globulin to Total Protein Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the neutrophils to leukocytes in a biological specimen.
(Neutrophil to Leukocyte Ratio, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the neutrophils to total cells in a biological specimen (for example a bone marrow specimen).
(Neutrophil to Total Cell Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the normoblasts to total cells in a biological specimen (for example a bone marrow specimen).
(Normoblast to Total Cell Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An evaluation of the size and shape of the nucleus in tumor cells and the percentage of tumor cells that are in the process of dividing or growing.
(Nuclear grade, NCI Dictionary)
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the monocytoid cells to total cells in a biological specimen.
(Monocytoid Cell to Total Cell Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the monocytes to total cells in a biological specimen (for example a bone marrow specimen).
(Monocytes to Total Cell Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The result may be expressed as either a ratio or a percentage.
(Blast to Leukocyte Ratio, NCI Thesaurus)
