point off

British

verb

(tr, adverb) to mark off from the right-hand side (a number of decimal places) in a whole number to create a mixed decimal

point off three decimal places in 12345 and you get 12.345

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point off

And at that point, off camera, everyone’s like, “She has got to go for safety, for her own well-being.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

A less severescenario with $100 oil for two months “would shave a few 10ths of a percentage point off global GDP growth via higher inflation, but recessions would be avoided,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

A drop in federal spending lopped almost a full percentage point off GDP.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026

Shares have climbed 15% this year—a point off from the S&P 500 and well below the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite’s 21% gain.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

She takes one point off for every minute the sword fight continues.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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