twenty percent

1. 1.

   one part in five equal parts

   Synonymsone-fifthfifthfifth part

   Broadercommon fraction

Questions about twenty percent

What does twenty percent mean?

twenty percent means "one part in five equal parts".

What is another word for twenty percent?

Close synonyms include one-fifth, fifth, fifth part. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.