per centum

[ per sen-tuh m ]
/ pər ˈsɛn təm /

noun

percent(def 1).

Origin of per centum

1555–65; < Latin: literally, by the hundred

Words nearby per centum

per annum, per anum, per ardua ad astra, per capita, per cent, per centum, per contiguum, per continuum, per contra, per curiam, per diem

Example sentences from the Web for per centum

  • George Bross was eighty-five per-centum of the house Romance.

    The Day of Days |Louis Joseph Vance