purchasing power
Definition 1
The value of money, as measured by the quantity and quality of products and services it can buy. also called buying power.
Definition 2
The dollar value of additional marginable securities that a customer may purchase against the existing marginable securities in an account.
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Cost of Living Adjustment, inflation risk, real income
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' appears in the definitions of these terms on BusinessDictionary.commonetary item, inflation accounting, purchasing power parity, constant dollar [or any other currency], consumer price index (CPI), and 
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