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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Many source their materials or finished goods from China due to cost efficiency and supply chain reliability, but don’t have the buying power to demand lower prices.
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Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Over time, their unique music became one field in which mountain folk attracted attention by exercising their buying power.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Tariffs are taxes on goods, and imposing them reduces over-all buying power in the economy.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Federal buying power leverages dollars more efficiently than his nonprofit can, Castillo added.
—Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
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Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Over time, their unique music became one field in which mountain folk attracted attention by exercising their buying power.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Tariffs are taxes on goods, and imposing them reduces over-all buying power in the economy.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Federal buying power leverages dollars more efficiently than his nonprofit can, Castillo added.
—Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for buying power
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“Buying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buying%20power. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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