basis point


nounFinance.
  1. one hundredth of one percent, as of interest rates, or investment yields.

Origin of basis point

1
First recorded in 1965–70

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British Dictionary definitions for basis point

basis point

noun
  1. a measure used for describing interest rates, equal to one hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%)

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