| 释义 | purchasing  power  (also  spending  power)  noun [uncountable] 1.the amount of money that a person or business has available to spend on goods and services  (个人或企业的)购买力◆access to cheap imports raises the purchasing power of consumers in japan and other countries.  廉价进口商品的供应提高了日本和其他国家消费者的购买力。 (economics 经济学) the amount of goods and services that a currency can buy at a particular time  (货币在某时期的)购买力◆the purchasing power of the dollar has dropped 10% since june.  自六月以来,美元的购买力已下降 10%。 syn  buying power |