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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By the way, for context, the adjustments amount to a sliver (tenths of a percentage point) of overall employment.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Like Republicans in the past, the Senate Democrats are also seeking elimination of the extra one percentage point sales tax on prepared meals that are sold in grocery stores.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
With these being averages, however, buyers may be able to find rates between half a percentage point and a full percentage point lower by shopping around online now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Thirty-five percent of women in Houston said a high cost of living was their top challenge, compared to 31% of men, whereas there was only a one percentage point difference between men and women in Chicago.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Like Republicans in the past, the Senate Democrats are also seeking elimination of the extra one percentage point sales tax on prepared meals that are sold in grocery stores.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
With these being averages, however, buyers may be able to find rates between half a percentage point and a full percentage point lower by shopping around online now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Thirty-five percent of women in Houston said a high cost of living was their top challenge, compared to 31% of men, whereas there was only a one percentage point difference between men and women in Chicago.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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