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

That is a punishing swing for the bond market, where moves get measured in hundredths of a percentage point. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Policymakers see the greater policy risk now as the persistent inflation that pushed central bankers to raise benchmark borrowing rates by a quarter percentage point earlier in September. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Mortgage interest rates actually declined by more than a full percentage point in 2025 after hitting their highest point since 2000 in 2023. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

The Profitability Imperative In a market where every percentage point of growth is hard-fought, ignoring your pricing strategy is no longer an option. — Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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