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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Even when the prices paid are the same across all consumers, the loss of purchasing power is greatest for those with the least income.
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Claudia Sahm, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
The expansive, fast-changing tariff policies have disrupted the retail sector this year, threatening to raise prices of goods and hamper the purchasing power of US consumers who are already cautious following years of inflation.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
One thing that is going to affect purchasing power for 22 million Americans is the expiration of Obamacare premium subsidies.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
An uptick in sweet potatoes or a price dip in dinner rolls is trivial compared to the systemic erosion of purchasing power.
—Eugene Ludwig, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Claudia Sahm, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
The expansive, fast-changing tariff policies have disrupted the retail sector this year, threatening to raise prices of goods and hamper the purchasing power of US consumers who are already cautious following years of inflation.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
One thing that is going to affect purchasing power for 22 million Americans is the expiration of Obamacare premium subsidies.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
An uptick in sweet potatoes or a price dip in dinner rolls is trivial compared to the systemic erosion of purchasing power.
—Eugene Ludwig, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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