per cent

From Latin per centum.

per cent (plural per cent)

1. (chiefly Commonwealth) Form of percent (%)
   • 1954 October, “Notes and News: London Fares Increase”, in Railway Magazine, page 726:

     London Transport fares are now about 92 per cent. above prewar, but it is claimed that costs have risen by 140 per cent.

   • 2018, Shantha Liyanage, Antonio Díaz Andrade, “Changing role of research and innovation in New Zealand universities”, in V. V. Krishna, editor, Universities in the National Innovation Systems: Experiences from the Asia-Pacific, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, part I (Japan, Australia and New Zealand):

     The wānangas are largely oriented to Māori people, who represent 16 per cent of the New Zealand population.

   • 2025 January 27, David Charter, “Fafo diplomacy: How Colombia found out Trump meant business”, in The Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 27 January 2025:

     The South Americans had turned back two military deportation flights but changed course when faced with up to 50 per cent duty on their exports.

per cent

1. (chiefly Commonwealth) Form of percent.

• -nercept, precent

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pər ˈsen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pər ˈsent]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [per ˈsent]

per cent

1. percent