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Prozent

percent

noun pro-TSENT Common
Numbers & Measures Measurements

Origin: from Italian per cento

Also means

percentage

Usage Note

Prozent stays singular after a number, as in zehn Prozent ('ten percent'), never pluralised there. The plural Prozente appears only when talking about percentages in general, e.g. a shop's Prozente (discounts).

Examples

"Zehn Prozent sind genug."

Natural Translation

Ten percent is enough.

Literal Translation

Ten percent are enough.

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