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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Last year at this time mortgage rates were nearly a quarter of a percentage point higher. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 17 June 2026 So far, Brynjolfsson is winning by a few tenths of a percentage point. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026 It’s grown by roughly half a percentage point per month, consistently, month after month. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Since election night, the margin has narrowed to 238 votes, or about 1 percentage point. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for percentage point

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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