buying power
noun
: the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend : purchasing power
Inflation decreases consumer buying power.
a multinational corporation with a tremendous amount of buying power
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The Landscape of Finnish Fashion Today With less than 700,000 residents in Helsinki, the buying power of the city’s market is small.
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Brett Braley, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
That means workers' real buying power is increasing, helping to offset the big price hikes of previous years.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
Worker Power, the political action committee that proposed Prop. 499, believes the wage hike will boost local economies as the workers will have greater buying power at the register and a disposable income to spend on goods and services in their communities.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Gen Zers, the top victims of this crisis wielding an ever-increasing buying power, are now calling out companies to turn back the clock and begin taking the third place’s demise seriously.
—Andrew Cornelia, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Brett Braley, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
That means workers' real buying power is increasing, helping to offset the big price hikes of previous years.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
Worker Power, the political action committee that proposed Prop. 499, believes the wage hike will boost local economies as the workers will have greater buying power at the register and a disposable income to spend on goods and services in their communities.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Gen Zers, the top victims of this crisis wielding an ever-increasing buying power, are now calling out companies to turn back the clock and begin taking the third place’s demise seriously.
—Andrew Cornelia, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Buying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buying%20power. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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