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basis point
noun
, Finance.
- one hundredth of one percent, as of interest rates, or investment yields.
basis point
noun
- a measure used for describing interest rates, equal to one hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of basis point1
First recorded in 1965–70
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