Pursyento (en. Percent)

/pur-syen-to/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A unit for expressing a part of a whole represented by the number 100.

The discount on the item is 20 percent.

Ang diskwento sa produkto ay 20 pursyento.

A measure of differentiation and quantification within a data set.

The percentage of voters increased in the last election.

Tumaas ang pursyento ng mga bumoto sa nakaraang eleksyon.

Derived from the English word 'percent'.

percent of success

The level of success achieved in something.

pursyento ng tagumpay

portion

An alternative spelling of percent with the same meaning.

porsiyento

reduction or discount

He said there’s a 10% discount on clothes in the sale.

Sabi niya, may 10% na pursyento sa mga damit sa sale.

part or portion of a whole

Every percent of our effort is important to success.

Bawat pursyento ng ating effort ay mahalaga sa tagumpay.