per cent
- (esp. BrE) (AmE usually percent) nounVERB + PER CENT▪ account for, amount to, be equal to, comprise, constitute, equal, represent▪
Overseas earnings accounted for 9% of the total last year.
▪ contain▪Roman coins containing about 25% zinc
▪ hit, reach, stand at, total▪Their share of the vote reached 6.5% in 1998.
▪ exceed, top▪Sales have already exceeded 25% of the predicted annual turnover.
▪ (All the verbs in the following collocate groups may be followed by by, from or to plus per cent/percent. Sometimes the word by is left out.), be up, climb, expand, go up, grow, improve, increase, jump, leap, rise, shoot up, soar, surge▪Prices rose by 12% in 1998.
▪Prices rose 12%.
▪ be down, come down, decline, decrease, dip, drop, fall, go down, plummet, plunge, shrink, slide, slip, slump (esp. BrE)▪Profitability is down from 16% to 12.2%.
▪ boost sth, increase sth, raise sth▪We're hoping to boost sales by 10%.
▪ cut sth, reduce sth, slash sth▪Operating expenses were slashed 54.2%.
PREPOSITION▪ about five, ten, etc. per cent, around five, ten, etc. per cent▪ by five, ten, etc. per cent▪They aim to cut carbon dioxide levels by 20% in 15 years.
▪ over five, ten, etc. per cent▪ up to five, ten, etc. per cent▪a process that can reduce the cost by up to 15%
▪ per cent of sth▪In 40% of all cases, the parents had no idea of their child's problem.
PHRASES▪ a boost of five, ten, etc. per cent, an improvement of five, ten, etc. per cent, an increase of five, ten, etc. per cent, a jump of five, ten, etc. per cent, a rise of five, ten, etc. per cent▪a jump of 8% in cases of the disease
▪ a cut of five, ten, etc. per cent, a decline of five, ten, etc. per cent, a decrease of five, ten, etc. per cent, a drop of five, ten, etc. per cent, a fall of five, ten, etc. per cent, a reduction of five, ten, etc. per cent▪a fall of 12% in cases of the disease
▪ only five, ten, etc. per cent▪Only 10% of the teenagers agreed with this statement.
▪ fewer than five, ten, etc. per cent, less than five, ten, etc. per cent, more than five, ten, etc. per cent▪Profits rose by more than 50% last year.
▪ growth of five, ten, etc. per cent▪Growth of 11% is forecast.
▪ in the bottom five, ten, etc. per cent, in the top five, ten, etc. per cent▪His son was in the top 2% of his class.
▪ five, ten, etc. per cent less, five, ten, etc. per cent more▪New cars use about 35% less fuel.
▪ five, ten, etc. per cent of all, five, ten, etc. per cent of a total▪The tribe's land now amounts to around 50% of the total land area.
◆◆◆NOTE: Financial indicators▪ … is down, … is up▪With prices down, it might be time to start buying.
▪The index was up 18.84 points.
▪ … reaches sth, … stands at sth▪Consumer confidence reached a 30-year high.
▪Second-quarter sales stood at $18 billion.
▪ … is/remains unchanged▪The five-year Treasury yield was unchanged at 2.68%.
▪ … gains (sth)▪Gold stocks gained 6% this week.
▪ … suffers (sth)▪Profit margins suffered when the company lowered prices to remain competitive.
▪ … climbs, … edges up, … goes up, … increases, … jumps, … rises, … rockets, … shoots up, … skyrockets, … soars▪Earnings per share climbed from 3.5p to 5.1p.
▪The Brazilian real has increased in value relative to the euro.
▪Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%.
▪Oil prices have skyrocketed.
▪ … comes/goes down, … crashes, … declines, … decreases, … dives, … drops, … falls, … plummets, … plunges, … shrinks, … slips, … slumps▪Banana exports crashed nearly 50%.
▪The pound fell to a 14-year low against the dollar.
▪Net income plummeted to $3.7 million.
▪ … increases in value, … decreases in value (for currencies)
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per cent — is normally written as two words in BrE but as one word (percent) in AmE. In attributive use (i.e. before a noun), it is normally written with a hyphen in BrE: a 12 per cent increase. The type per cent of is normally treated as singular if the… … Modern English usage
Per cent — Per Per, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For }, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
per cent — ► ADVERB ▪ by a specified amount in or for every hundred. ► NOUN ▪ one part in every hundred … English terms dictionary
per cent — [[t]pə(r) se̱nt[/t]] ♦ N COUNT: num N, oft N of n (The spelling percent is also used. Per cent is both the singular and the plural form.) You use per cent to talk about amounts. For example, if an amount is 10 per cent (10%) of a larger amount,… … English dictionary
per cent — /pə sent/ adjective, adverb out of each hundred, or for each hundred ♦ 10 per cent ten in every hundred ● What is the increase per cent? ● Fifty per cent of nothing is still nothing. ▪▪▪ ‘…this would represent an 18 per cent growth rate – a… … Dictionary of banking and finance
per cent — I UK [pə(r)ˈsent] / US [pərˈsent] noun [singular] maths *** one part of 100, or a particular amount of a total that you have divided by 100. Per cent is often shown using the symbol % He owns 20% only of the business. per cent of: Women now… … English dictionary
per cent*/*/*/ — [pəˈsent] noun [singular] I one part of every 100. Per cent is often shown using the symbol % Women now represent 50 per cent of the workforce.[/ex] He only owns 20% of the business.[/ex] II adj, adv per cent */*/[pəˈsent] equal to part of a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
per cent — /pə ˈsɛnt / (say puh sent) adverb 1. by the hundred; for or in every hundred (used in expressing proportions, rates of interest, etc.): to get 3 per cent interest. Symbol: % –noun 2. a proportion; a percentage. 3. a stock which bears a specified… … Australian English dictionary
PER CENT — adv. & n. (US percent) adv. in every hundred. n. 1 percentage. 2 one part in every hundred (half a per cent). 3 (in pl.) Brit. public securities yielding interest of so much per cent (three per cents) … Useful english dictionary
per cent — When the government designs a new penny, the number of government workers that have to approve the design is ten per cent … English expressions
