As you note, "percent" means "for every hundred," so there is nothing at all wrong with percent values greater than 100 when discussing proportions, e.g. profits increased by 120%. Like …

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You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. 1991 Burton W. Kanter, "AARP—Asset Accumulation, Retention and Protection," Taxes 69: 717: "Wayne Gretzky, relating the …

Jul 27, 2019 · [Relevant examples;] 1%[;] 45%[;] 100%. In discussions involving infrequent use of numbers you may spell out a percentage or an amount of money if you can do so in three …

Feb 29, 2012 · However, a centennial is an event, celebrated at 100 years. Words with the “-cennial” root, like decennial, refer to a repeating cycle, e.g. every 10 years. However, in the …

Nov 30, 2012 · 100 clams. 50 quid. a stack of euros thick enough to choke a cow. Share. Improve this answer. Follow ...

Aug 31, 2017 · Answered at Why is "a 100% increase" the same amount as "a two-fold increase"?. in general English, terminology hereabouts can lack clarity. In science, '[linear] …

Jun 23, 2015 · 100 trillion in most (non-English speaking) other places. (Practical approach: The different naming patterns for large numbers obviously can lead to misunderstandings …

Jul 3, 2014 · I worked in banking for 27 years (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Bank of America), and my experience in financial services was that M and MM were consistently used …

Oct 3, 2022 · What is the correct way to write the following sentence about the total goals scored during his career? "Scored 100 goals total" or "Scored 100 goals in total"?