Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purchasing power

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: pur-chas-ing pow-er
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of goods and services that can be bought with a unit of currency.

Uncountable

noun

The amount of goods and services that can be bought by consumers.

Uncountable

noun

The ability of a large collective or company to negotiate more favourable prices and terms than a smaller group or company.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The exchange rates do not always reflect true differences in the purchasing power of currencies."
"But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short."
"High interest rates are affecting the purchasing power of homeowners."
"Large supermarkets usually have better purchasing power than small, local shops."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

purchasing power parity earning power

Frequently Paired Words

earning power

Synonyms

spending power buying power

Questions

What does purchasing power mean?: The amount of goods and services that can be bought with a unit of currency.

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