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

Close-race audits are required under Kansas law for statewide and legislative races with a margin of one percentage point or less. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

When the committee OK'd a quarter percentage point hike in September, officials largely agreed that another increase was likely before the end of 2026. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Republicans now hold a 12 percentage point registration advantage in the district, which takes in communities nowhere near suburban Orlando and Kissimmee, where Soto lives. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

That puts the race just outside of the half-percentage point margin that can trigger a recount under Florida law. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 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