<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><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>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Figured or expressed on the basis of a rate or proportion per hundred (used in combination with a number in expressing rates of interest, proportions, etc.): % to get three percent interest.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>