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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Remember that if the dollar's value falls versus other countries' currencies, that is a loss of purchasing power (AKA, inflation).
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John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson said the retirement system should use its purchasing power to impose financial penalties against healthcare companies when premium rates increase beyond what’s expected.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Advanced Micro Devices and SoundHound AI were among retail cohort's top 10 stocks but the purchasing power was low over the past week, JPMorgan said.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
The tariffs are cutting increasingly deeply into the profits of American companies and the purchasing power of American households.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson said the retirement system should use its purchasing power to impose financial penalties against healthcare companies when premium rates increase beyond what’s expected.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Advanced Micro Devices and SoundHound AI were among retail cohort's top 10 stocks but the purchasing power was low over the past week, JPMorgan said.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
The tariffs are cutting increasingly deeply into the profits of American companies and the purchasing power of American households.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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