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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Porsentahe

English

percentagenoun

Pronunciation

por-sen-TAH-heh

Root and affixes

Borrowed from Spanish porcentaje, adapted as porsentahe. Porsiyento or porsyento is also used for percent or per cent.

Meaning and usage notes

Use porsentahe for percentage as a general noun. Use porsiyento/porsyento when you mean percent or a value with the % symbol. For interest rate or fee, tasa may be more natural.

economynumberpercentpercentageproportionquantityratestatistics
Example 1

Pila ang porsentahe sa diskwento?

What is the discount percentage?

Example 2

Misaka ang porsentahe sa mga estudyanteng nakapasar.

The percentage of students who passed increased.

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