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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The poll has a 2 percentage point margin of error.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Officials have cited rising risks to the labor market taking precedence over ongoing concerns about inflation holding nearly a full percentage point above the Fed's 2% target.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Prior to the opening of the market in New York, S&P 500 futures are down more than a full percentage point.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Passage rates in both subjects were up by roughly a percentage point since last year.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Officials have cited rising risks to the labor market taking precedence over ongoing concerns about inflation holding nearly a full percentage point above the Fed's 2% target.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Prior to the opening of the market in New York, S&P 500 futures are down more than a full percentage point.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Passage rates in both subjects were up by roughly a percentage point since last year.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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