Percentages Word Search
Play a Percentages word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: PERCENT, DECIMAL, FRACTION, RATIO, PROPORTION, DISCOUNT, INTEREST, MARKUP, SALE, TOTAL, AMOUNT, BASE.
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Percentages word list, defined
- PERCENT /pərˈsɛnt/ · noun & adverb
- Percent means one hundredth, used to express a proportion in relation to a whole of 100. It may function as a noun naming a unit of proportion or as an adverb indicating “for each hundred.” Related: per cent, percentage, proportion, fraction.
- DECIMAL /ˈdɛsɪməl/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, a decimal is a number expressed in the base-ten system, especially a fraction written with a decimal point (such as 0.5). As an adjective, it describes something relating to or denominated in tens or the base-ten system. Related: base-ten, denary.
- FRACTION /ˈfræk.ʃən/ · noun
- A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, expressed as one integer divided by another, such as 3/4. More broadly, a small part or fragment of something larger. Related: portion, segment, share, part.
- RATIO /ˈreɪʃiəʊ/ (British); /ˈreɪʃioʊ/ (US) · noun
- A ratio is a quantitative comparison between two amounts, quantities, or measurements, usually expressed as the relationship of one to the other. It can also refer more broadly to a proportion, relationship, or relative rate between two things. Related: proportion, quotient, rate, fraction.
- PROPORTION /prəˈpɔː(r)ʃən/ · noun
- A part, share, or amount considered in relation to the whole. It can also refer to the relative size, extent, or degree of one thing compared with another. Related: share, portion, fraction, percentage.
- DISCOUNT /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (noun); /dɪsˈkaʊnt/ (verb) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a discount is a reduction from the usual price of a good or service. As a verb, to discount means to reduce the price of something, or to regard something as unlikely to be true or important and therefore dismiss it. Related: reduction, markdown, rebate, deduction.
- INTEREST /ˈɪntrəst/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, interest means curiosity or attention to something, a personal stake in an outcome, or a regular charge for borrowing money. As a verb, it means to attract someone's attention or curiosity. Related: curiosity, concern, curiosity, stake.
- MARKUP /ˈmɑːkʌp/ (British); /ˈmɑːrkʌp/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, markup is an amount added to a price or a set of formatting codes used to specify the structure or appearance of text. As a verb, it means to add an amount to a price, especially to increase it. Related: price increase, surcharge, markup language, markup tags.
- SALE /seɪl/ · noun
- The act or transaction of selling something, especially goods or property. It can also refer to an occasion when items are offered at reduced prices, or to a public auction. Related: selling, transaction, discount, bargain.
- TOTAL /ˈtəʊtəl/ (British), /ˈtoʊtəl/ (US) · adjective, noun, verb
- Consisting of the whole amount or number; complete and undivided. As a noun, an amount obtained by adding all quantities or values; as a verb, to add up to or calculate the total of. Related: complete, whole, full, entire.
- AMOUNT /əˈmaʊnt/ · noun; verb
- A quantity of something, especially money or a measurable substance; the total sum or degree of something. As a verb, to amount means to add up to or be equivalent to something in total or significance. Related: quantity, sum, total, measure.
- BASE /beɪs/ · noun, verb, adjective
- The lowest part or foundation of something on which it stands or is built; also, a starting point or underlying support for an idea, activity, or system. Related: foundation, footing, basis, groundwork.
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