basis point

noun

: one hundredth of one percent (as in the yield of an investment)

Examples of basis point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Reserve Bank of Australia has now raised rates four times this year by a total 100 basis points as inflation remains sticky. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Interchange drops 10 basis points for five years, standard consumer credit capped at 125 (Paragraphs 48 and 50)—that’s $1,000 per $1 million of volume. — Robert Day, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for basis point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint