buying power
noun
: the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend : purchasing power
Inflation decreases consumer buying power.
a multinational corporation with a tremendous amount of buying power
Examples of buying power in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Federal buying power leverages dollars more efficiently than his nonprofit can, Castillo added.
—
Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
The stakes are high for Target: Black Americans are expected to have a buying power of $2 trillion by 2026, up from $1.7 trillion in 2024, according to a report from The Nielsen Company.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The cost of living remains high, and today’s buying power is so low that Gen Zers and even Millennials are struggling to afford basic necessities, including paying their student debt and housing costs.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
That raise-to-inflation shortfall meant the buying power of the typical Inland Empire paycheck decreased by 5.6% in four years.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buying power
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
The stakes are high for Target: Black Americans are expected to have a buying power of $2 trillion by 2026, up from $1.7 trillion in 2024, according to a report from The Nielsen Company.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The cost of living remains high, and today’s buying power is so low that Gen Zers and even Millennials are struggling to afford basic necessities, including paying their student debt and housing costs.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
That raise-to-inflation shortfall meant the buying power of the typical Inland Empire paycheck decreased by 5.6% in four years.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buying power
Cite this Entry
“Buying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buying%20power. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share