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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Take the time, too, to diligently shop around for rates and lenders, as shopping for a mortgage has historically been shown to result in a rate around half a percentage point or more below average.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Markets are pricing in almost no chance the committee will lower benchmark interest rates, with expectations rising that the central bank instead will hike by a quarter percentage point by the end of the year.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 June 2026
In the Los Angeles mayoral race, City Councilmember Nithya Raman moved ahead of former reality TV personality Spencer Pratt by less than a percentage point as of Sunday afternoon.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Republican challenger Steve Hilton trails Becerra by less than one percentage point as ballot counting continues.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 6 June 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Markets are pricing in almost no chance the committee will lower benchmark interest rates, with expectations rising that the central bank instead will hike by a quarter percentage point by the end of the year.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 June 2026
In the Los Angeles mayoral race, City Councilmember Nithya Raman moved ahead of former reality TV personality Spencer Pratt by less than a percentage point as of Sunday afternoon.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Republican challenger Steve Hilton trails Becerra by less than one percentage point as ballot counting continues.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 6 June 2026
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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