purchasing power
1Purchasing power — is the amount of value of a good/services compared to the amount paid with a currency. Currency can be either a commodity money, like gold or silver, or fiat currency like US dollars which are the world reserve currency. As Adam Smith noted,… …
2purchasing power — purchasing .power n [U] 1.) the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend ▪ increases in purchasing power 2.) the amount that a unit of money can buy ▪ The purchasing power of the local currency has halved …
3Purchasing Power — 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you d be able to… …
4purchasing power — The amount of credit available for securities trading in a margin account, after taking margin requirements into consideration. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A settlement bank s cash position in Central Bank money and its collateral value of… …
5purchasing power — 1) N UNCOUNT The purchasing power of a currency is the amount of goods or services that you can buy with it. The real purchasing power of the rouble has plummeted. 2) N UNCOUNT The purchasing power of a person or group of people is the amount of… …
6purchasing power — The ability to purchase goods and services. In times of inflation a loss of purchasing power occurs when monetary assets are held because of the decline in the purchasing power of the currency. If a company has monetary liabilities, a purchasing… …
7purchasing power — The ability to purchase goods and services. In times of inflation a loss of purchasing power occurs when monetary assets are held because of the decline in the purchasing power of the currency. If a company has monetary liabilities, a purchasing… …
8purchasing power — pur|chas|ing pow|er [ pɜrtʃəsıŋ ,paur ] noun uncount FORMAL 1. ) the ability of people to buy goods and services, usually based on how much they earn and save: The purchasing power of teenagers has increased enormously. 2. ) the value of a… …
9purchasing power — noun (U) 1 the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend compared to other people: Widespread wage rises result in increased purchasing power. 2 the value of a unit of money considered in terms of how much you can buy with it …
10purchasing power — UK [ˈpɜː(r)tʃəsɪŋ ˌpaʊə(r)] / US [ˈpɜrtʃəsɪŋ ˌpaʊr] noun [uncountable] formal 1) the ability of people to buy goods and services, usually based on how much they earn and save The purchasing power of teenagers has increased enormously. 2) the… …
