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bps

/ˌbiːˈpiːˈes/

Meanings
noun
One hundredth of one percentage point.

Examples :

"The central bank lowered interest rates by 25 bps to stimulate the economy. "
finance business statistics

Related Words

Illustration communication

communication noun

/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

"communication of a secret"

Illustration internet

internet noun

/ˈɪntəˌnɛt/ /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/

Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol. (An intranet.)

"Our company uses a private internet to share documents securely among employees. "

Illustration percentage

percentage noun

/pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

"A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year."

Illustration websites

websites noun

/ˈwɛbsaɪts/

A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

"Many students use websites like Wikipedia for research, but they should always double-check the information. "

Illustration lowered

lowered verb

/ˈləʊəd/ /ˈloʊɚd/

To frown; to look sullen.

"When his mother said he couldn't go to the party, Michael lowered, making it clear he was unhappy. "

Illustration connected

connected verb

/kəˈnɛktɪd/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Illustration stimulate

stimulate verb

/ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/

To encourage into action.

"The teacher's inspiring speech stimulated the students to study harder for the exam. "

Illustration interest

interest noun

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/ /ˈɪntəɹst/

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

Illustration initialism

initialism noun

/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/

A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

"BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation."

Illustration download

download noun

/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/ /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/

A file transfer to the local computer.

"The download took longer than I expected."

Illustration central

central adjective

/ˈsɛntɹəl/

Being in the centre.

"The central library is located in the heart of the city. "

Illustration hundredth

hundredth noun

/ˈhʌndɹɛdθ/

The person or thing in the hundredth position.

"The hundredth student to arrive at school received a small prize. "