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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In a period of mass layoffs and company restructuring, the purchasing power of consumers is needed now more than ever.
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Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 23 June 2025
The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), implemented in 1975, is a fundamental component of Social Security, which helps preserve the purchasing power of benefits by keeping pace with inflation.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
This corporate pullback comes precisely when LGBTQ+ representation and purchasing power are at historic highs.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Students will conduct research to discover what happens when communities are unified with their purchasing power versus not unified.
—Lauren-Kennedy Brown, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
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Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 23 June 2025
The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), implemented in 1975, is a fundamental component of Social Security, which helps preserve the purchasing power of benefits by keeping pace with inflation.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
This corporate pullback comes precisely when LGBTQ+ representation and purchasing power are at historic highs.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Students will conduct research to discover what happens when communities are unified with their purchasing power versus not unified.
—Lauren-Kennedy Brown, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
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“Purchasing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchasing%20power. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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