percentage

percentuale

Quantità espressa considerando cento come totale.

In inglese semplice: An amount expressed as a number out of one hundred.

• What percentage of people agreed?
• The percentage of empty houses has fallen.
• She calculated the percentage increase in sales.

Come si usa: percentage of something (A high percentage of students walk to school.)

Sinonimi: proportion

Espressioni comuni: high percentage, percentage increase, percentage of something

commissione, percentuale

Parte del denaro ricavato dalle vendite o dai profitti, calcolata in percentuale.

In inglese semplice: A share of money earned from sales or profits, calculated as a number out of one hundred.

• She earns a percentage on every sale.
• His contract gives him a percentage of the profits.
• What percentage does the agent take?

Come si usa: percentage of something (The agent receives a percentage of each sale.)

Sinonimi: commission, share, cut

Espressioni comuni: percentage of profits, take a percentage, earn a percentage

vantaggio, tornaconto

Beneficio o risultato utile che puoi ottenere facendo qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: An advantage or useful result you can gain from doing something.

• There is no percentage in waiting.
• She saw little percentage in taking that risk.
• What is the percentage in keeping this old machine?

Come si usa: percentage in doing something (There is no percentage in arguing with him.)

Sinonimi: benefit, advantage, gain

Contrari: disadvantage

Espressioni comuni: no percentage, percentage in something