spending power
noun[U]
ECONOMICSukusthedegreeto whichpeoplehavemoneytobuyproductsandservices:
Thegrowthinemploymentandwagesgivesconsumerssomespendingpowertoabsorbthehighercostofenergy.
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spending power
The town centre is dominated by budget shops reflecting thespendingpowerof much of the population.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Better housing will help to enhance the centre as a whole and bring in newspendingpower.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The federal government, however, is involved in three areas: the criminal law power, the health power, and thespendingpower.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Adjusted for inflation, this amounts to aspendingpowerof about now.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.That way, people will be treated equally by the tax system, whether they choose to spend now or save to increase their futurespendingpower.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespendingpowerfor each franchise at the mega-auction was restricted to $9 million.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Economically, the highspendingpowerof the university and of its students in aggregate may inflate the cost of living above that of the region.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many programs are built on the government'sspendingpower, and the existence of an extraconstitutional limit on that power is a worrisome development.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Clubs in lower leagues receive less money for matches and, if promoted to higher leagues, can have trouble matching thespendingpowerof bigger clubs.
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