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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Lawler flipped the district away from then-Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in 2022 by less than a percentage point before a decisive 6-point win over former Rep. Mondaire Jones in 2024.
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Feb. 2025
The drop in loyalty rate for Tesla owners in blue states resulted in Tesla losing about 1 percentage point of market share overall in those states, which includes some of the nation’s biggest car markets, such as California.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The Fed lowered its key interest rate by a total percentage point at three meetings late last year but held it steady in late January as inflation remained stuck just below 3%.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
In early trading on Tuesday, bitcoin fell nearly one percentage point, putting its price at $102,853.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Feb. 2025
The drop in loyalty rate for Tesla owners in blue states resulted in Tesla losing about 1 percentage point of market share overall in those states, which includes some of the nation’s biggest car markets, such as California.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The Fed lowered its key interest rate by a total percentage point at three meetings late last year but held it steady in late January as inflation remained stuck just below 3%.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
In early trading on Tuesday, bitcoin fell nearly one percentage point, putting its price at $102,853.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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