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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Gold and silver are viewed as stable stores of value that retain purchasing power over time.
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Luciano Duque, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
And while Housing First programs benefit from the federal government’s purchasing power, the relatively high cost of short-term interventions falls squarely on local communities, whose hospital and criminal justice systems will shoulder much of the burden at local taxpayers’ expense.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
That means the purchasing power of income is preserved, even as the dollar weakens.
—Ellie Perlman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Doris & Jacky Leather Zipper Coin Purse Paper currency is certainly a thing in Japan, but yen coins have way more purchasing power than United States coins.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
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Luciano Duque, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
And while Housing First programs benefit from the federal government’s purchasing power, the relatively high cost of short-term interventions falls squarely on local communities, whose hospital and criminal justice systems will shoulder much of the burden at local taxpayers’ expense.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
That means the purchasing power of income is preserved, even as the dollar weakens.
—Ellie Perlman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Doris & Jacky Leather Zipper Coin Purse Paper currency is certainly a thing in Japan, but yen coins have way more purchasing power than United States coins.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for purchasing power
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“Purchasing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchasing%20power. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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