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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There could be professional repercussions – no small thing in a nation where the economy is in shambles and hyperinflation distorts purchasing power.
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Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
GfK, whose own consumption climate index last month showed an uptick in Germany too, sees better income prospects and slightly brighter purchasing power as key drivers of an upgrade in sentiment.
—Marilen Martin, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2024
Over the years, inflation reduced the purchasing power of the revenue collected.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2024
Of course, lovers and haters of Chávez will have different memories of Chávez, but all will remember his spending: socialism had never had so much purchasing power.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2013
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Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
GfK, whose own consumption climate index last month showed an uptick in Germany too, sees better income prospects and slightly brighter purchasing power as key drivers of an upgrade in sentiment.
—Marilen Martin, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2024
Over the years, inflation reduced the purchasing power of the revenue collected.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2024
Of course, lovers and haters of Chávez will have different memories of Chávez, but all will remember his spending: socialism had never had so much purchasing power.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2013
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“Purchasing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchasing%20power. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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