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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Per \Per\, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For-}, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par},
prep.]
Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for
each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to
individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of
itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.
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{Per annum}, by the year; in each successive year; annually.


{per cent}, {Per centum}, {percent}, by the hundred; in the
hundred; a proportion multiplied by one hundred; -- used
esp. of proportions of ingredients, rate or amount of
interest, and the like; most commonly used in the
shortened form per cent; as, 5 is ten per cent of 50. It
is commonly symbolized with the per cent sign, "%".

{Per diem}, by the day. [For other phrases from the Latin,
see Quotations, Phrases, etc., from Foreign Languages, in
the Supplement.]
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percent \per*cent"\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]nt"), n.
A proportion multiplied by 100; as, he receives a percent of
the proceeds; 3 is 75 percent of 4. Often symbolized by the
character "%"; as, at 6% interest.

Syn: percentage, per cent, pct.
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