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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Shopping around for mortgage interest rates has been shown to result in a rate that's around half a percentage point to a full percentage point below average.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
So far, Brynjolfsson is winning by a few tenths of a percentage point.
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Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
In November 2024, a city general sales tax measure and a countywide transportation sales tax each lost by less than a percentage point.
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Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2026
In that election, the president made another last-minute entry for the three-term congressman, endorsing Feenstra four days before the election against Lahn, who edged out the win by less 1 percentage point.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
So far, Brynjolfsson is winning by a few tenths of a percentage point.
—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
In November 2024, a city general sales tax measure and a countywide transportation sales tax each lost by less than a percentage point.
—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2026
In that election, the president made another last-minute entry for the three-term congressman, endorsing Feenstra four days before the election against Lahn, who edged out the win by less 1 percentage point.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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