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basis point

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One hundredth of one percentage point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 基點 /基点 (jīdiǎn) — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Dutch: basispunt — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Finnish: korkopiste — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Finnish: peruspiste — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • French: point de base — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • German: Basispunkt — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Hungarian: bázispont — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Icelandic: punktur — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Indonesian: basis poin — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Japanese: ベーシスポイント (bēshisu pointo) — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Malay: mata asas — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Polish: punkt bazowy — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Spanish: punto base — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Spanish: punto básico — one hundredth of one percentage point
  • Swedish: punkt — one hundredth of one percentage point