Phrase guide

percentage point

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The difference between 20 percent and 30 percent is 10 percentage points, not 10 percent. In fact, an increase from 20 to 30 percent is an increase of 50 percent. Only if, for example, 20 percent of buyers choose a certain company's products in one year and 22 percent do so the next year, can one speak of an increase of 10 percent.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decimal point, point

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mathematical notation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نُقْطَة مِئَوِيَّة — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Catalan: punt percentual — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Chinese Mandarin: 百分點 /百分点 (bǎifēndiǎn) — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Czech: procentní bod — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Danish: procentpoint — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Dutch: procentpunt — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Faroese: prosentstig — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Finnish: prosenttiyksikkö — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • French: point de pourcentage — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Georgian: პროცენტული პუნქტი (ṗrocenṭuli ṗunkṭi) — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • German: Prozentpunkt — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Hungarian: százalékpont — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Icelandic: prósentustig — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Japanese: ポイント (pointo) — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Japanese: パーセントポイント (pāsento pointo) — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Korean: 퍼센트 포인트 (peosenteu pointeu) — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Norwegian: prosentpoeng — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Polish: punkt procentowy — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Russian: проце́нтный пункт (procéntnyj punkt) — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Spanish: punto porcentual — unit of the difference of two percentages
  • Swedish: procentenhet — unit of the difference of two percentages