<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.</li><li>Also called per centum.</li><li>One one-hundredth part; 1/100.</li><li>Percentage (defs 1, 3).</li><li>British stocks, bonds, etc., that bear an indicated rate of interest.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>