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

Stocks posted a comeback one day after the Fed's decision to raise rates by a quarter percentage point — with the suggestion of at least one more rate increase this year — drove major market averages sharply lower Wednesday. — Justina Lee,sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

The increase in the rate since then, of nearly 1 percentage point, translates roughly into an additional $255 monthly cost for a borrower financing a $400,000 home loan at the current average rate. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 17 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