quarter point

American  

noun

1. the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.

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Etymology

Origin of quarter point

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

And that is likely to keep the Federal Reserve from changing the pace of its expected path for interest rates, which forecasts just one quarter point reduction for the year.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Briggs expects the Fed to cut interest rates by a quarter point three more times before stopping.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

The Fed cut rates at its last three meetings by a quarter point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee cut its target for the federal-funds rate by another quarter point to a range of 3.50% to 3.75%.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

All the associations of this quarter point to the agricultural character of the early Romans; both cattle and harvesting have their appropriate myth.

From Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero by Fowler, W. Warde