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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That’s less than the four cuts the Fed signaled back in September for 2025 but, if enacted, would still represent a full 1.5 percentage point decline from where benchmark rates stood as recently as last August. —

Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024 The Fed lowered its benchmark, short-term fed funds rate late Wednesday by a quarter percentage point, as expected, but pared back its forecast for rate cuts next year. —

Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 That would mark the third rate cut in a row — all together shaving a full percentage point off the federal funds rate since September. —

Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024 In recent months, the Fed has cut its benchmark rate three-quarters of a percentage point, dialing back its fight against inflation and delivering some relief for borrowers saddled with high costs. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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