English-German translations for percentage

• Prozentsatz der
  Ich schlage einen höheren Prozentsatz vor. I propose a higher percentage.
  Ist der Prozentsatz dort höher oder niedriger? Is the percentage higher or lower?
  Dieser Prozentsatz ist beunruhigend niedrig. This percentage is disconcertingly small.

Definition of percentage

• The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole
• A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar
• Benefit or advantage

Examples

• A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year
• She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.
• There was no percentage in staying at home.

Related words

• percentaged
• percentage of alcohol
• percentage point
• percentage by volume
• percentage by weight
• percentage rate
• percentage sign
• percentage of silver
• percentage by mass