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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 548
per cent
pə ˈsɛnt ![Listen](https://i0.wp.com/ringolingo.com/wp-content/plugins/ringo-lingo/public/images/listen-icon-blue.png?w=1100&ssl=1)
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Meanings
adverb
- by a specified amount in or for every hundred.E.g. new car sales may be down nineteen per cent
noun
- one part in every hundred.E.g. a reduction of half a per cent or so in price