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pouvoir d'achat

French, noun/pu.vwaʁ d‿a.ʃa/

pouvoir d'achat is a French masculine noun meaning “purchasing power (amount of goods and services that can be bought with a unit of currency)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “(Par extension) Quantité de biens ou de services que les revenus d’une personne lui permettent d’acquérir”.

What does pouvoir d'achat mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepurchasing power (amount of goods and services that can be bought with a unit of currency)

  2. 2

    masculinespending power (amount of goods and services that can be bought by consumers)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Quantité de biens ou de services marchands qu'une unité monétaire ou une somme donnée permet d'acquérir. 2. (Par extension) Quantité de biens ou de services que les revenus d’une personne lui permettent d’acquérir.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce pouvoir d'achat?

  • /pu.vwaʁ d‿a.ʃa/
  • \pu.vwaʁ.d‿a.ʃa\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.