percentage point
noun
: one hundredth of a whole : percent
interest rates rose one percentage point from 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent
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Propping up sentiment is also the market's anticipation of another quarter percentage point rate cut at the Federal Reserve's late October meeting.
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Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
In math, the passing rate improved by 1 percentage point to 33%.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Passage rates in both subjects were up by roughly a percentage point since last year.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the findings, a whopping 34 percent of respondents said Maui was the most romantic destination in the world, surpassing Paris by a full percentage point.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
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Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
In math, the passing rate improved by 1 percentage point to 33%.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Passage rates in both subjects were up by roughly a percentage point since last year.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the findings, a whopping 34 percent of respondents said Maui was the most romantic destination in the world, surpassing Paris by a full percentage point.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for percentage point
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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