per centum - a proportion multiplied by 100absentee rate - the percentage of workers who do not report to work batting average - (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat fielding average - (baseball) the percentage of times a fielder handles a batted ball properly; number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances occupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time vacancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time unemployment rate - the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date |