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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Main street investor sentiment is often used as a contrarian indicator, with rising bullishness sometimes signaling an exhaustion of buying power out of a belief that most purchases have already been made, leaving less cash on the sidelines to put to work in the market.
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Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
During the past 25 years, consumers have lost a tremendous amount of buying power to inflation.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Inflationary pressures are eating into buying power.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
But that was only a 13% boost to buying power.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
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Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
During the past 25 years, consumers have lost a tremendous amount of buying power to inflation.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Inflationary pressures are eating into buying power.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
But that was only a 13% boost to buying power.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Buying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buying%20power. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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