noun
percent, per cent
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Prozent (das) means 'percent' or 'per cent'. It’s used with numbers (e.g. 20 Prozent) and keeps the same plural form 'Prozent'. Genitive singular is 'des Prozents'. Often used with von (e.g. 'Prozent von der Summe'). Not an irregular noun otherwise.
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Die Firma senkte den Preis um zehn Prozent, weil sie mehr Kunden gewinnen wollte.
The company reduced the price by ten percent because it wanted to attract more customers.
Zehn Prozent der Teilnehmer haben zugestimmt.
Ten percent of the participants agreed.
Die Steuer beträgt fünf Prozent.
The tax is five per cent.
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Imagine a big '%'-symbol with the word 'Prozent' next to it.
Sounds like 'percent' — same meaning.
das (neuter): imagine a neutral sign that reads 'das Prozent'.
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Often used without an article in numerical expressions; plural form identical to singular.