purchasing power
Example Sentences
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Inflation undermines the purchasing power of fixed incomes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Margins were expanded predominantly in countries with high purchasing power such as the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Austria and Germany, the report said.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Another method, purchasing power parity, shows how much Chinese can purchase at home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Over the past three-and-a-half decades, India's software industry has created millions of white-collar jobs, spawning a new middle class driven by high ambition and strong purchasing power.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The day he learned that he was terminally ill was the day he lost interest in his purchasing power.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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