point
noun (UNIT) /pɔɪnt/Definition
B1 [C] a mark or unit for counting, especially how much a person or team has scored in a sport: The youngest skier won the most points. He won the world heavyweight boxing championship on points (= as a result of the points that he had won). Interest rates have risen by two percentage points (= two percent).General terms used in ball sportsScoring, winning and losing in sportWinning and defeatingLosing and being defeated › [C] specialized a unit used for measuring the size of printed letters, equal to about 0.3 mm: The large letters are in 7.5 point type, and the small letters are in 6 point.Weighing and measuring
(Definition of point noun (UNIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cost-of-living index noun
- life-size adjective
- measure noun (WAY OF JUDGING)
- measure sth/sb up phrasal verb
- measure verb (SIZE)
- measurement noun
- mouthful noun (AMOUNT)
- pace sth off/out phrasal verb
- plumb verb (DEEP)
- proof adjective (ALCOHOL)
- quantify verb
- record verb (STORE INFORMATION)
- register verb (SHOW)
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