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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Big Tech is moving from buying power to owning generation.
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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Wisconsin’s public employees have good benefits, thanks to decades of collective bargaining and the state’s buying power.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The average jar yields $58 in buying power.
—USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
That gap is due to a complex drug-payment model that involves pharmacy benefit mangers who manage prescription drug benefits for insurance companies and employers, and have utilized their mass buying power to drive drug prices up.
—Alice Park, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
More: What to know about Kelda Roys, a Democrat running for governor
Wisconsin’s public employees have good benefits, thanks to decades of collective bargaining and the state’s buying power.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The average jar yields $58 in buying power.
—USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
That gap is due to a complex drug-payment model that involves pharmacy benefit mangers who manage prescription drug benefits for insurance companies and employers, and have utilized their mass buying power to drive drug prices up.
—Alice Park, Time, 6 Nov. 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 6 Feb. 2026.
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