Phrase guide

purchasing power

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • The exchange rates do not always reflect true differences in the purchasing power of currencies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • High interest rates are affecting the purchasing power of homeowners.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spending power, buying power

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: business

Examples

  • Large supermarkets usually have better purchasing power than small, local shops.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قُدْرَة شِرائِيَّة — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Azerbaijani: alıcılıq qabiliyyəti — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Azerbaijani: alıcılıq qüvvəsi — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Azerbaijani: alıcı qabiliyyəti — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Azerbaijani: alıcı qüvvəsi — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Catalan: poder adquisitiu — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Chinese Mandarin: 購買力 /购买力 (gòumǎilì) — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Czech: kupní síla — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Danish: købekraft — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Dutch: koopkracht — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Estonian: ostujõud — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Faroese: keypsorka — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Finnish: ostovoima — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • French: pouvoir d'achat — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Georgian: მსყიდველობითი უნარი (msq̇idvelobiti unari) — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • German: Kaufkraft — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Greek: αγοραστική δύναμη (agorastikí dýnami) — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Hungarian: vásárlóerő — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Icelandic: kaupmáttur — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Indonesian: daya beli — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Italian: potere d'acquisto — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Japanese: 購買力 (kōbai-ryoku) — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Korean: 구매력 (gumaeryeok) — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Northern Kurdish: hêza kirînê — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Latvian: pirktspēja — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Malay: kuasa beli — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøpekraft — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøpekraft — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Polish: siła nabywcza — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Portuguese: poder de compra — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Romanian: putere de cumpărare — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Russian: покупа́тельная спосо́бность (pokupátelʹnaja sposóbnostʹ) — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Slovak: kúpna sila — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Spanish: poder adquisitivo — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Spanish: poder de compra — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Swedish: köpkraft — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Turkish: alım gücü — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Ukrainian: купіве́льна спромо́жність (kupivélʹna spromóžnistʹ) — amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
  • Arabic: قُدْرَة شِرائِيَّة — income available to households
  • Azerbaijani: alıcılıq qabiliyyəti — income available to households
  • Azerbaijani: alıcı qabiliyəti — income available to households
  • Azerbaijani: alıcılıq qüvvəsi — income available to households
  • Azerbaijani: alıcı qüvvəsi — income available to households
  • Chinese Mandarin: 購買力 /购买力 (gòumǎilì) — income available to households
  • Chinese Mandarin: 消費力 /消费力 (xiāofèilì) — income available to households
  • Dutch: koopkracht — income available to households
  • Finnish: ostovoima — income available to households
  • Finnish: käytettävissä oleva tulo — income available to households
  • French: pouvoir d'achat — income available to households
  • German: Kaufkraft — income available to households
  • Indonesian: daya beli — income available to households
  • Northern Kurdish: hêza kirînê — income available to households
  • Malay: kuasa beli — income available to households
  • Persian: قدرت خرید (qodrat-e xarid) — income available to households
  • Polish: dostępny dochód — income available to households
  • Polish: siła nabywcza — income available to households
  • Portuguese: poder aquisitivo — income available to households
  • Portuguese: poder de compra — income available to households
  • Turkish: alım gücü — income available to households
  • Chinese Mandarin: 購買力 /购买力 (gòumǎilì) — ability of company
  • Finnish: hankintavoima — ability of company
  • German: Einkaufsmacht — ability of company
  • Indonesian: daya beli — ability of company
  • Northern Kurdish: hêza kirînê — ability of company
  • Northern Kurdish: hêza peydakirinê — ability of company
  • Malay: kuasa beli — ability of company