- per centum
- noun Etymology: per + Latin centum Date: circa 1565 percent
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
per centum
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Per centum — Per Per, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For }, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
per centum — [sen′təm] adv., adj. now rare var. of PERCENT (adv. adj. ) … English World dictionary
per centum — per cẹn|tum 〈Abk.: p. c.〉 = pro centum … Universal-Lexikon
per centum — per cẹn|tum 〈Abk.: p. c.〉 = pro centum … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
per centum — per cent•um [[t]pər ˈsɛn təm[/t]] n. math. percent 1) • Etymology: 1555–65; < L: lit., by the hundred … From formal English to slang
per centum — /pə ˈsɛntəm/ (say puh sentuhm) adverb → per cent. {Latin} …
per centum — noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑percentage, ↑percent, ↑pct • Hypernyms: ↑proportion • Hyponyms: ↑absentee rate … Useful english dictionary
per centum — /peuhr sen teuhm/ percent (def. 1). [1555 65; < L: lit., by the hundred] * * * … Universalium
per centum — see percent … Dictionary of units of measurement
per centum — By the hundred … Ballentine's law dictionary
