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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Getty Images President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to slash interest rates by a full percentage point despite a better-than-expected jobs report Friday.
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Kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The department also improved its average Graduation Success Rate to a program-record 88% in the most recent report, up a percentage point from the previous high.
—Tribune Wire Services, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
In 2022, Lee conceded to Yoon at around 3 a.m. the day after the vote in the closest presidential race in the country's history, which was decided by a margin of less than 1 percentage point.
—Hyunsu Yim, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Each percentage point improvement in retention typically contributes 5% value growth.
—Sai Sandeep Ogety, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The department also improved its average Graduation Success Rate to a program-record 88% in the most recent report, up a percentage point from the previous high.
—Tribune Wire Services, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
In 2022, Lee conceded to Yoon at around 3 a.m. the day after the vote in the closest presidential race in the country's history, which was decided by a margin of less than 1 percentage point.
—Hyunsu Yim, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Each percentage point improvement in retention typically contributes 5% value growth.
—Sai Sandeep Ogety, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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