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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During periods of high inflation, the purchasing power of Missouri tax dollars would rapidly shrink but lawmakers would be prohibited from increasing spending to effectively compensate.
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Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The Defense Department is a big greenhouse gas emitter that can move markets with its purchasing power.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Today, with supply back to near-normal and no waiting lines for most models, consumer purchasing power is starting to rebound.
—Jim Henry, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The businesses say their immense purchasing power helps lower prices for consumers by getting drugmakers to reduce their prices through discounts and rebates.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The Defense Department is a big greenhouse gas emitter that can move markets with its purchasing power.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Today, with supply back to near-normal and no waiting lines for most models, consumer purchasing power is starting to rebound.
—Jim Henry, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The businesses say their immense purchasing power helps lower prices for consumers by getting drugmakers to reduce their prices through discounts and rebates.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Purchasing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchasing%20power. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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