Purchasing 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,… … Wikipedia
purchasing 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
purchasing 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… … Financial and business terms
purchasing 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… … English dictionary
purchasing 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… … Accounting dictionary
purchasing 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… … Big dictionary of business and management
purchasing 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
purchasing 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
purchasing 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… … English dictionary
purchasing power — / pɜ:tʃɪsɪŋ ˌpaυə/ noun the quantity of goods which can be bought by a particular group of people or with a particular sum of money ● the purchasing power of the school market ● The purchasing power of the pound has fallen over the last five… … Dictionary of banking and finance
