One-fifth

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of five equal parts (1/5, ⅕, 0.2). uncountable
  2. 2
    one part in five equal parts wordnet

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fifthfifth parttwenty percent

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"One-fifth of my wages go to taxes."

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