purchasing power
Example Sentences
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If you do live into your 80s or 90s — here’s hoping — those 3% hikes will help preserve your purchasing power.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
It should defend the purchasing power of the dollar.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
But wage-earners—in textile manufacturing and railroading, to pick two examples—gained by the steady appreciation in the purchasing power of their hard-earned money.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
On Tuesday, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said the administration was reviewing a possible increase in subsidy vouchers, saying it was obliged to preserve people’s purchasing power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“Mass purchasing power makes the big difference. For example, breaded veal cutlets.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
