Per Centum (Noun)
Meaning
A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred).
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The company's profits increased by five per centum last quarter, exceeding investor expectations.
- The recipe calls for a per centum of salt to be added to the mixture, but I'm not sure what that means in practical terms.
- The per centum of defective products was higher than usual, prompting a recall of the entire batch.
- According to the contract, the agent is entitled to a per centum of the sale price as commission.
- The per centum of oxygen in the air is decreasing due to pollution and deforestation.