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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Although the Federal Reserve recently cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the move is expected to have only a small effect on borrowing costs for consumers.
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
About 17% of principals exited their districts last school year, a 3 percentage point increase over the prior year.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the state backed Trump over former President Joe Biden by just over a percentage point.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Markets largely expect the central bank will lower its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point then, per the CME FedWatch tool.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
About 17% of principals exited their districts last school year, a 3 percentage point increase over the prior year.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the state backed Trump over former President Joe Biden by just over a percentage point.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Markets largely expect the central bank will lower its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point then, per the CME FedWatch tool.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 2 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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