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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Their dedicated following didn’t wait to pick up a copy, and all their purchasing power has sent the title back to a number of charts in the U.S.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Overall, those receiving Social Security benefits saw a string of COLA hikes in recent years that continue to support their purchasing power.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
Over the same span, the minimum wage, unchanged since 2007, has lost roughly half its purchasing power.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
The one big opportunity to squeeze costs without reducing services is one President Joe Biden has already partially seized: taking advantage of Medicare’s bulk purchasing power to force the makers of 10 popular prescription drugs to offer lower prices.
—Matthew Yglesias, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Overall, those receiving Social Security benefits saw a string of COLA hikes in recent years that continue to support their purchasing power.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
Over the same span, the minimum wage, unchanged since 2007, has lost roughly half its purchasing power.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
The one big opportunity to squeeze costs without reducing services is one President Joe Biden has already partially seized: taking advantage of Medicare’s bulk purchasing power to force the makers of 10 popular prescription drugs to offer lower prices.
—Matthew Yglesias, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Purchasing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchasing%20power. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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