basis point
Definitions
One hundredth of one percentage point.
Equivalents
11 more languages
Bosanskipunkt
Hrvatskipunkt
Magyarbázispont
Bahasa Indonesiabasis poin
Íslenskapunktur
日本語ベーシスポイント
Nederlandsbasispunt
Polskipunkt bazowy
Српскиpunkt
Examples
“The RBI this month raised rates by 50 basis points after a 40 bps hike in May.”
“Triggered by a sell-off of Treasury bonds, the 10-year bond yield⟳ jumped by 17.2 basis points, briefly hitting 4.5%, the biggest hike in a year. The 30-year yield⟳ rose by 20 basis points, a one-day hike not seen since 2020, when pandemic panic set⟳ in.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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