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

Examples of buying power in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While the end of the cheap-money era hit buying power across Europe, a lack of supply is impacting prices in many cities. Henrique Almeida, Fortune Europe, 15 Dec. 2023 Republican lawmakers have stressed that inflation rates that peaked in 2022 have hurt family’s buying power, an immediate pressure point that has hurt President Joe Biden’s approval. Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024 Republican lawmakers have stressed that inflation rates that peaked in 2022 have hurt family's buying power, an immediate pressure point that has hurt President Joe Biden's approval. CBS News, 19 Feb. 2024 While inflation remains higher than most government targets, rates reflect greater stability in markets, and in the buying power of employees. John M. Bremen, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 This year, concerns about inflation, his shrinking buying power at the grocery store and the crisis at the southern border, have driven him to support Trump. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024 These small stores have less buying power than big markets, and when the economy is poor their customers are the first ones to cut back, especially on the more nutritious foods that also supply the markets with better profit margins. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024 The sharply higher home loan borrowing costs limited home hunters' buying power on top of years of soaring prices. CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024 The business is part of a buying co-op called Cooperative Coffees, a collection of 23 North American roasters who use their buying power to collectively import more than 5 million pounds of equitable, fair trade and organic coffee a year from a dozen countries. Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024

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“Buying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buying%20power. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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