purchasing power

noun

: the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend

Inflation decreases consumer purchasing power.

: the value of money thought of as how much it can buy

a decline in the purchasing power of the dollar

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During periods of high inflation, the purchasing power of Missouri tax dollars would rapidly shrink but lawmakers would be prohibited from increasing spending to effectively compensate. —

Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 The Defense Department is a big greenhouse gas emitter that can move markets with its purchasing power. —

Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024 Today, with supply back to near-normal and no waiting lines for most models, consumer purchasing power is starting to rebound. —

Jim Henry, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 The businesses say their immense purchasing power helps lower prices for consumers by getting drugmakers to reduce their prices through discounts and rebates. —

Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for purchasing power

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