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Serving vs Percentage - What's the difference?

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Serving is a related term of percentage.


As nouns the difference between serving and percentage

is that serving is (uncountable) the action of the verb to serve while percentage is the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

As an adjective serving

is that or who serves or serve.

As a verb serving

is .

serving

English

Adjective

(-)
  • That or who serves or serve.
    • serving marines
    serving girl

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to serve .
    • The tennis match began with her serving .
  • (countable) A portion (especially, of a meal) served to someone.
  • (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it

    • Verb

    (head)

    • percentage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
    • A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year .
  • A share of the profits.
    • She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.
  • (informal) Benefit or advantage.
    • There was no percentage in staying at home.

    Usage notes

    * A percentage is often denoted by the character (%). : Ex. 50%'' denotes ''50 per cent .

    Related terms

    * percent * percentile * percentage point * percentagewise