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per centum

DEFINITIONS OF: per centum

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n a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

Synonyms:
pct, percent, percentage
Types:
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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
hospital occupancy
occupancy rate for hospitals
hotel occupancy
occupancy rate for hotels
Type of:
proportion
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
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