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。
() 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%。