No. 50 in Dutch
procent
"Procent" in Dutch means "percent" in English, referring to one part in every hundred.
In a sentence
De korting op deze trui is 50 procent.
The discount on this sweater is 50 percent.
In this sentence, 'procent' is used to indicate the portion of the total price that is being discounted.
Slechts tien procent van de studenten kwam opdagen voor de les.
Only ten percent of the students showed up for the lesson.
Here, 'procent' is employed to describe a fraction of the total group of students.
Volgens het rapport groeit de industrie jaarlijks met drie procent.
According to the report, the industry grows by three percent annually.
In this context, 'procent' is used to represent an annual growth rate in numerical terms.
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