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buying power

NOUN
purchasing power
Synonyms


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That means that for someone retiring in 2060, their maximum Social Security payment buying power of roughly $43,000 upon retirement.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

That income in 1963 had the buying power of $4.3 million today.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Farmers, whose margins have long been squeezed by the mass buying power of the big supermarkets, fear they would be the ones who would have to absorb those price constraints.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

European pain matters for the U.S., too: Foreign customers for U.S. goods and services might lose buying power as their own economies struggle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Their buying power fuels the booming market for Christian books, music, and films.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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