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. 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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First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of percentage point was in 1958

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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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