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

Though markets and Fed officials themselves see only modest easing in the year ahead, Zandi expects the central bank to enact three cuts of a quarter percentage point each before midyear. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025

Hiring slowed sharply this year, while inflation remained about a percentage point higher than the Fed's 2% goal. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025

According to Fidelity Investments’ 2026 New Year’s Financial Resolutions study, 64% of respondents are considering a financial resolution for 2026, an 8 percentage point increase from a year ago. —Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025

The Fed closed out 2025 by slashing its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point – the third cut in a year. —Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025

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