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
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Inflation surged ahead to start 2025, crimping Americans' buying power and serving as a warning to policymakers — whether those contemplating new tariffs or further interest rate cuts — that price pressures are not yet vanquished.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the functions of a health insurance company is to use its buying power and negotiate better prices for the services its enrollees receive.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Unlike major beer conglomerates, small breweries lack the buying power to absorb price hikes, meaning higher costs either are passed on to consumers or the businesses are forced to cut staff, scale back production or even close.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
This move will hurt the buying power of many Americans, and, therefore economic growth, as well as set the U.S. back in scientific research, in relation to our global rivals.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the functions of a health insurance company is to use its buying power and negotiate better prices for the services its enrollees receive.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Unlike major beer conglomerates, small breweries lack the buying power to absorb price hikes, meaning higher costs either are passed on to consumers or the businesses are forced to cut staff, scale back production or even close.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
This move will hurt the buying power of many Americans, and, therefore economic growth, as well as set the U.S. back in scientific research, in relation to our global rivals.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buying power
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“Buying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buying%20power. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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