Bahasa Melayu

peratus

Bahasa Melayu

English

percent, percentage point

Peratus is a unit used to show a part out of one hundred.

ڤراتوس

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Harga barang itu naik lima peratus.

    The price of that item went up by five percent.

  2. Sebanyak dua puluh peratus murid hadir hari ini.

    Twenty percent of the students were present today.

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What does “percent” mean in Malay?

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peratus

Peratus is used for amounts out of one hundred.

Word family

Common derived forms

peratusan
percentage
atus
filter; rinse

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.