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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As recently as Friday morning, markets were looking at a better than 50% probability of a quarter percentage point increase amid expectations the Fed would react to the surge in energy costs.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
In Florida elections last year, there was a 17 percentage point movement toward the Democrats.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Thursday increased its forecast for headline inflation in Russia, which includes food and energy prices, this year by a percentage point to 6%.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Each percentage point rise in a mortgage rate can impose thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in additional costs each year, depending on the price of the house, according to Rocket Mortgage.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
In Florida elections last year, there was a 17 percentage point movement toward the Democrats.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Thursday increased its forecast for headline inflation in Russia, which includes food and energy prices, this year by a percentage point to 6%.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Each percentage point rise in a mortgage rate can impose thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in additional costs each year, depending on the price of the house, according to Rocket Mortgage.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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 5 Apr. 2026.
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