buying power
noun
: the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend : purchasing power
Inflation decreases consumer buying power.
a multinational corporation with a tremendous amount of buying power
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LinkedIn's audience has twice the buying power of the average online user, and four out of five people on the platform drive business decisions.
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Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Sales going up because the foreign buyer feels a relative increase in their buying power is one reason why a weaker dollar is generally positive for U.S. companies’ overseas business.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Manufacturers and retailers are expected to pass most of the fees to consumers through higher prices, sapping household buying power.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 14 May 2025
With their buying power projected to soar from $15.2 trillion to $23 trillion by 2035, Gen X is set to drive U.S. markets and shape consumer trends for the next decade.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 July 2025
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Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Sales going up because the foreign buyer feels a relative increase in their buying power is one reason why a weaker dollar is generally positive for U.S. companies’ overseas business.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Manufacturers and retailers are expected to pass most of the fees to consumers through higher prices, sapping household buying power.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 14 May 2025
With their buying power projected to soar from $15.2 trillion to $23 trillion by 2035, Gen X is set to drive U.S. markets and shape consumer trends for the next decade.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 July 2025
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“Buying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buying%20power. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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