Thesaurus results for PERCENTAGE

percentage

noun

pər-ˈsen-tij

as in probability

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage

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Recent Examples of percentage And the Indiana club converted a pair of the low-percentage opportunities to provide the decisive margin. —

Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026 What percentage are identified early? —

Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Policies generally come with deductibles, reimbursement percentages, waiting periods and exclusions for pre-existing conditions. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 June 2026 But the potential for a face-plant remains, especially given the large percentage of shares that will be doled out to retail investors who are, by and large, big Musk fans but also tend to be twitchy. —

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probability

Noun

The market currently assigns about a 41% probability rates are unchanged at year-end, with a 42% chance of one quarter-point hike and 14% of a 50 basis point increase, according to CME FedWatch.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 16 June 2026
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026