Meaning

1 senses
  1. One hundredth of a given value, used to measure the difference between two percentages.

    Prozentpunkt

    проце́нтный пунктprocéntnyj punkt

More definitions
  • the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The Bank of Japan lowered its discount rate by half a percentage point Monday, bringing the key lending rate to 4.5%.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
unit of the difference of two percentages:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
unit of the difference of two percentages:

Forms

plural: percentage points

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
percentage point — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto