| 单词 | buying power |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbuying power buying power n. the financial ability of an individual or group to make purchases; the capacity of a monetary unit, sum of money, etc., to buy goods and services. ΘΠ society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [noun] wortheOE money-worth?c1430 valuation?c1520 money's worth1578 purchasing power1824 purchasing value1861 1844 Fife Herald 19 Jan. 189/6 I think it has been well shown to you that such laws are especially injurious to the agricultural class, by impairing the buying-power of the customers to whom they must look for the purchase of their productions. 1910 Nottingham Evening Post 25 Aug. 5/1 The buying power of the dollar has diminished by one-half in the case of wheat and eggs. 2015 New Yorker 9 Nov. 32/1 Inequality saps the economy by draining the buying power of Americans whose incomes have stagnated, forcing them to rely on debt to fund education, housing, and health care. < as lemmas |
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