purchasing power
Example Sentences
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Even a small change in mortgage rates can affect a buyer’s purchasing power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Eve symbolized beauty and promised consumers the same results through their purchasing power.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
In other words, the purchasing power of that money would have grown nearly 1,100%.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
"Both give relatively positive signals about the health of discretionary spending, despite the hit to consumers' purchasing power from higher gasoline prices," said Thomas Ryan, North America economist at Capital Economics.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“Mass purchasing power makes the big difference. For example, breaded veal cutlets.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
