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 The group’s shares were down about half a percentage point on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange following the results. —

Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 9 Aug. 2024 How housing interest rates have declined Mortgage rates have fallen by more than a percentage point from their October peak of 7.79%, according to Freddie Mac. —

Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024 That figure marks a drop of more than a percentage point from a peak attained last year after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024 Shelli Boggs defeated Steve Watson by a thin margin of roughly 1,700 votes, or half of one percentage point. —

Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for percentage point

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Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of percentage point was in 1958

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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.

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