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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Democrats have a nearly 15 percentage point voter registration advantage over Republicans in this district.
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Linh Tat, Daily News, 23 May 2026
Meanwhile, special dividends add a full percentage point, for a true yield of 11%.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
This has been shown to result in a rate approximately half a percentage point below average.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
DeSantis won his 2018 race by less than half a percentage point after a recount, the closest governor’s race in Florida history.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
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Linh Tat, Daily News, 23 May 2026
Meanwhile, special dividends add a full percentage point, for a true yield of 11%.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
This has been shown to result in a rate approximately half a percentage point below average.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
DeSantis won his 2018 race by less than half a percentage point after a recount, the closest governor’s race in Florida history.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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