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Discover Ludwig"basis points" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a unit of measure often used in finance to refer to a percentage point increase or decrease, such as in the following example: "The rate of inflation increased by twenty basis points last quarter."
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basis points
noun
Plural of basis point
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For Italy, it was 24 basis points.
Germany, 1.40 percent, down 18 basis points.
Spain, 7.18 percent, up 144 basis points.
They're now at 370 basis points.
Italy, 5.90 percent, up 71 basis points.
France, 2.61 percent, down 22 basis points.
In March this year they averaged 155 basis points.
"Sixty-three basis points" came the chirpy reply.
People said, 'They did 50 basis points.
Spain's bond yield is down 3 basis points while Italy is 6 basis points lower.
United States, 1.57 percent, down 31 basis points Britain, 1.63 percent, down 33 basis points.
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