English-German translation for "percentage"

"percentage" German translation

percentage
[pə(r)ˈsentidʒ]noun | Substantiv s

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Prozent-, Hundertsatz Prozente AnTeil Gewinnanteil, Provision, Tantieme
  • Prozent-, Hundertsatzmasculine | Maskulinum m
    percentage
    percentage
  • Prozenteplural | Plural pl
    percentage commercial term, commerce | Wirtschaft/VolkswirtschaftWIRTSCH
    percentage commercial term, commerce | Wirtschaft/VolkswirtschaftWIRTSCH
  • (An)Teilmasculine | Maskulinum m (of andative (case) | Dativ dat)
    percentage generally | allgemeinallgemein (share)
    percentage generally | allgemeinallgemein (share)
  • Gewinnanteilmasculine | Maskulinum m
    percentage share of profit, commission
    Provisionfeminine | Femininum f
    percentage share of profit, commission
    Tantiemefeminine | Femininum f
    percentage share of profit, commission
    percentage share of profit, commission
examples
  • percentage workers slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    Profitgeier
    percentage workers slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
Ferner muss die Recyclingquote erhöht werden.
In addition the percentage of material recycled must be increased.
Source: Europarl
Wie hoch ist der Anteil, der nicht zurückverfolgt werden kann?
What is the percentage that cannot be traced?
Source: Europarl
In Frankreich studierte einfach ein höherer Prozentsatz junger Menschen.  
France simply had a higher percentage of young people who were full-time students.
Source: News-Commentary
Seit 1990 ging der Anteil der Arbeitsplätze in der Produktion um fast fünf Prozentpunkte zurück.
Since 1990, manufacturing ’ s share of employment has fallen by nearly five percentage points.
Source: News-Commentary
Dieser Prozentsatz ist ein Durchschnittswert, denn er steigt in Ostdeutschland auf 80%.
This percentage is an average, because in eastern Germany the rate is as much as 80%.
Source: Europarl
Des Weiteren ist zu lesen, die Fehlerquote betrüge gar über 5%.
I also read that the erroneous percentage is certainly in excess of 5%.
Source: Europarl
Doch die Ausgaben wurden in den darauf folgenden fünf Jahren um fünf Prozentpunkte des BIP gekürzt.
But expenditure was cut by five percentage points of GDP during the next five years.
Source: News-Commentary
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