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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Mortgage rates are falling despite the Federal Reserve's reluctance to introduce new cuts over the past eight months, giving American homebuyers more purchasing power at a time when the market is slowly shifting in their favor.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The annual adjustment, also known as the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA), to Social Security benefits is meant to help seniors maintain their purchasing power over the years, but that hasn't always worked, said Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
As prices go up, the purchasing power of the dollar declines.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Gavi, at its most basic level, is Costco for immunizations, wielding its massive purchasing power to buy vaccines in bulk for cheap.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The annual adjustment, also known as the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA), to Social Security benefits is meant to help seniors maintain their purchasing power over the years, but that hasn't always worked, said Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
As prices go up, the purchasing power of the dollar declines.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Gavi, at its most basic level, is Costco for immunizations, wielding its massive purchasing power to buy vaccines in bulk for cheap.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 28 June 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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