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

Examples of purchasing power in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent inflation numbers have outpaced wage growth, meaning that many households are losing purchasing power. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 July 2026

When wages don’t keep pace, people’s purchasing power is reduced. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The purchasing power of the federal government should be used to drive down the cost of medicine with bulk pricing, not be used as an excuse for Big Pharma to gouge taxpayers. — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Rather than electoral politics, many people seem more concerned with everyday problems such as purchasing power and the decline of public services against a backdrop of shrinking political, media and union freedoms. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

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