percentage point

noun

: one hundredth of a whole : percent

interest rates rose one percentage point from 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent

Examples of percentage point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Current remaining performance obligation (cRPO) up 14% in constant currency, which is also 1 percentage point above the July quarter guide. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Inflation is once again more than a full percentage point above the Federal Reserve's target 2% goal. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Then, about half a percentage point separated DeSantis from Democrat Andrew Gillum. — Shauna Muckle, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

That's an 11 percentage point jump from 2022, making the prenup a mainstream document to have. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for percentage point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint