basis point

noun

: one hundredth of one percent (as in the yield of an investment)

Examples of basis point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s EBITDA margin improved by 216 basis points year-over-year to 35.3% in Q4, largely due to strong margin expansion in the Middle Americas, South America, and EMEA regions. —Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

The 2-year Treasury yield was down more than 8 basis points at 3.995%. —Hakyung Kim,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025

The sales outlook includes a 20 basis point impact from the negative effect of an additional day in the leap year of 2024, and a boost of 20 basis points from the acquisition of smart-television manufacturer Vizio, the company said. —Siddharth Cavale and Savyata Mishra, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025

Overall, the company expects mortgage rates to be 38 basis points higher in 2025 and 16 basis points higher in 2026 than in its previous outlook. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for basis point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint