purchasing power
noun
1
: the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend
Inflation decreases consumer purchasing power.
2
: 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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Over time, fiscal policies have created a sharp divergence in total purchasing power between $1 and a troy ounce of gold.
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Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Cantrell is speaking out against proposals for a nationwide shopping blackout for all retailers and urging consumers to redirect their purchasing power toward independent retailers who consistently reinvest in their communities.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Additionally, account for inflation by building a buffer into your plan to preserve your purchasing power as prices rise.
—Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2025
The hot Biden-era job market did little to improve Americans' purchasing power, as inflation outstripped higher paychecks.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Cantrell is speaking out against proposals for a nationwide shopping blackout for all retailers and urging consumers to redirect their purchasing power toward independent retailers who consistently reinvest in their communities.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Additionally, account for inflation by building a buffer into your plan to preserve your purchasing power as prices rise.
—Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2025
The hot Biden-era job market did little to improve Americans' purchasing power, as inflation outstripped higher paychecks.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purchasing power
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“Purchasing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchasing%20power. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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