spending power

noun

The income available to households for spending.

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purchasing power
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Meanings

nounspending power (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsThe income available to households for spending.

    Bad loans on bank balance sheets reflect that millions of people have lost jobs, eliminating spending power, while companies have seen sales evaporate.

    2016, Peter S. Goodman, “Italy Just Handed the Global Economy Another Giant Variable”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: purchasing power

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe income available to households for spending.

Similar
purchasing power
Also see
purchasing power
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APA

spending power. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spending%20power

MLA

“spending power.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spending%20power. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spending power,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spending%20power.

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