points

used when referring to a drug sale.
Points (needles) meaning hits of whatever your drug may be, by injection.

Ben: yo, how much for some cocaine?
Dealer: two points, ten bucks

by bwang April 16, 2005

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Points

Tenths of the principal of a loan. Especially the kind you get from a loan shark — your legit bank is going to speak in terms of APR instead. F'rill.

Note that “points” are *not* percents. One point is ten percent. This is why definitions of “point” as “percent” get such divided votes… it sounds kind of right, but it isn’t.

Note that “.1” is 10% — this is “one point.”

(If you doubt this, do the math with the example below, from The Sopranos Season 4, Episode 6.)

Ralph: “I won't be able to lend you money for less than two points.”

—later—

Tony: “I'll charge you a point and a half. And that's a lot fucking better than Ralph Cifaretto would do.”

—later—

Artie: “Then how am I gonna pay you back? $50,000, it'd take the rest of my life.”
Tony: “It's $51,500, vig-wise, Artie and technically, you already missed a payment.”

by b01d357 March 2, 2015

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