Word: percent
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: per
cent
Definition: For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
Morphemes:
Affix: percent
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per centum
Language: NL.
Decoded: per centum
Meaning: by the hundred