What is another word for one percent?

Pronunciation: [wˈɒn pəsˈɛnt] (IPA)

The phrase "one percent" can be eschewed in a multitude of ways, such as "a tiny fraction", "an infinitesimal amount", "a minuscule portion", "an insignificant slice", "a marginal sliver", or "a minute share". Other options include using percentages like "0.01 percent", "a hundredth of a percent", or "one in ten thousand". Alternatively, one could simply say "a very small amount" or "negligible". Synonyms vary in strength and meaning, so it is important to choose the right one for the situation.

Synonyms for One percent:

What are the hypernyms for One percent?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    fraction, minority, Minority Group, tiny fraction, miniscule fraction, miniscule number, miniscule portion, minuscule fraction, negligible fraction, negligible portion, small proportion, tiny number.

Famous quotes with One percent

  • Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property. They are among the poorest of the world's poor.
    Barber B. Conable, Jr.
  • So tonight I propose one more step that I would rather not propose. I ask the most fortunate among us, those citizens earning over $100,000 per year, for one year, to pay an additional one percent on the income they receive.
    Mitch Daniels
  • Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
    Thomas A. Edison
  • His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.
    Thomas A. Edison
  • We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
    Thomas A. Edison

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