points

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    n.

  • a geometric element that has position but no extension

    a point is defined by its coordinates

  • the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

    she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street

  • a brief version of the essential meaning of something

    get to the point

    he missed the point of the joke

    life has lost its point

  • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; degree, level, stage

    a remarkable degree of frankness

    at what stage are the social sciences?

  • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; detail, item

    several of the details are similar

    a point of information

  • an instant of time; point in time

    at that point I had to leave

  • the object of an activity

    what is the point of discussing it?

  • a V shape; tip, peak

    the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points

  • a very small circular shape; dot

    a row of points

    draw lines between the dots

  • the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

    he scored 20 points in the first half

    a touchdown counts 6 points

  • a promontory extending out into a large body of water

    they sailed south around the point

  • a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; item

    he noticed an item in the New York Times

    she had several items on her shopping list

    the main point on the agenda was taken up first

  • a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
  • an outstanding characteristic; spot

    his acting was one of the high points of the movie

  • sharp end

    he stuck the point of the knife into a tree

    he broke the point of his pencil

  • any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; compass point

    he checked the point on his compass

  • a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
  • a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; period, full stop, stop, full point

    in England they call a period a stop

  • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; head

    the point of the arrow was due north

  • the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip; pointedness
  • a distinguishing or individuating characteristic

    he knows my bad points as well as my good points

  • the gun muzzle's direction; gunpoint

    he held me up at the point of a gun

  • a wall socket; power point
  • a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs; distributor point, breaker point

    v.

  • indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; indicate, show

    I showed the customer the glove section

    He pointed to the empty parking space

    he indicated his opponents

  • be oriented; orient

    The weather vane points North

    the dancers toes pointed outward

  • direct into a position for use; charge, level

    point a gun

    He charged his weapon at me

  • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, head, guide, channelize, channelise
  • be a signal for or a symptom of; bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal

    These symptoms indicate a serious illness

    Her behavior points to a severe neurosis

    The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued

  • sail close to the wind; luff
  • mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
  • mark with diacritics

    point the letter

  • mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
  • be positionable in a specified manner

    The gun points with ease

  • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; target, aim, place, direct

    He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face

    criticism directed at her superior

    direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

  • give a point to; sharpen, taper

    The candles are tapered

  • repair the joints of bricks; repoint

    point a chimney

Investopedia Financial Terms

Points
1. A 1% change in the face value of a bond or a debenture.

2. In futures contracts, a price change of one one-hundredth, or 1% of one cent.

3. A $1 price change in the value of common stock.

4. In real estate mortgages, the initial fee charged by the lender, with each point being equal to 1% of the amount of the loan. It can also refer to each percentage difference between a mortgage's interest rate and the prime interest rate.
Investopedia Says:
1. It is common to hear changes in bond prices stated in points. For example, if a bond with a face value of $1,000 increases in price by $20, it is said to have risen two points (2%).

2. For futures traded in decimal form, the price of a contract can change in increments of one point. This means that if a futures contract decreased in price by 50 points, it would have dropped $0.50.

3. If a stock is up two points, then it really means that the stock is up $2. Don't confuse points with percentages when talking about stocks. If a $5 stock rises by $2, it has risen two points. Similarly, if a $50 stock rises by $2, it has also risen two points, although the two-point increase is a much greater percentage change for the $5 stock than for the $50 stock.

4. A loan may be quoted as prime plus two points. This means that your loan interest rate is 2% higher than the prime rate of lending. If the prime rate was 5%, your mortgage rate would be 7%. If your bank also charged an up-front fee for the loan, it could express that fee in points. If your loan was $100,000 and your bank charged a $3,000 fee, the fee could be stated as three points.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

points|pointed|pointing
syn.: aim direct indicate show