per centum

Definitions of per centum

1. noun

   a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
   synonyms: pct, percent, percentage

   types:

   absentee rate

   the percentage of workers who do not report to work

   occupancy rate

   the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time

   vacancy rate

   the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time

   unemployment rate

   the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date

   hospital occupancy

   occupancy rate for hospitals

   hotel occupancy

   occupancy rate for hotels

   type of:

   proportion

   the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole