the gray dollar



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the gray dollar

The economic purchasing power of elderly people as a group. Primarily heard in US. As the baby-boom generation enters old age, many different markets are trying to capitalize on the burgeoning influence of the gray dollar.
See also: dollar, gray

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gabriele (2)gahp-ree-E-ləGerman
Livia (1)LEE-vyah (Italian)Italian, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Dayaram-Indian, Hindi
Levy['levi]
Anca-Romanian
BrunoBROO-no (German), BRUW-naw (Polish)German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Polish, Ancient Germanic