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
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Trump won Florida in 2016 by just a single percentage point, but won the state by three points in 2020 and DeSantis won reelection by 19 percentage points in 2022.
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USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Trump held a two percentage point lead over Biden in the most recent statewide poll by the Marquette University Law School, 51% to 49%, well within the poll's margin of error.
—Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
In 2020, a vote shift of less than a percentage point in three close-run states would have changed the outcome in the electoral college.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Huang also adjusted the company’s second-quarter margin guidance down by slightly more than a percentage point, citing energy costs.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
In a race with six people and a large chunk of voters undecided, every percentage point counts.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2020, Biden defeated his predecessor, Trump, in Arizona by less than half a percentage point.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
In 2020, Biden defeated his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, in Arizona by less than half a percentage point.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
The settlement would lower those fees by at least 0.04 percentage point for a minimum of three years.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Trump held a two percentage point lead over Biden in the most recent statewide poll by the Marquette University Law School, 51% to 49%, well within the poll's margin of error.
—Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
In 2020, a vote shift of less than a percentage point in three close-run states would have changed the outcome in the electoral college.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Huang also adjusted the company’s second-quarter margin guidance down by slightly more than a percentage point, citing energy costs.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
In a race with six people and a large chunk of voters undecided, every percentage point counts.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2020, Biden defeated his predecessor, Trump, in Arizona by less than half a percentage point.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
In 2020, Biden defeated his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, in Arizona by less than half a percentage point.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
The settlement would lower those fees by at least 0.04 percentage point for a minimum of three years.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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