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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

affordable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/ (UK)
  • /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English afford Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English affordable From afford + -able.

Meanings

  1. Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
    • an affordable vacation in the local area
    • The bill seeks to make IVF treatment more affordable by mandating coverage for fertility treatments under employer-sponsored insurance and certain public insurance plans. 2024 June 13, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, “Senate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to IVF nationwide”, in CNN:

Forms

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most affordable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more affordable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

costly · overdear · dear · expensive · spenny · splurgy · ex · cheap · exy · million-dollar · steep · expenny · spenno · expensive · cost-prohibitive · expensive · cheap at half the price · costful · spendy · lickpenny · princely · unaffordable · high-priced · high-cost · big-ticket · pricey · out of sight · 5-star · dispendious · fancy · dearthful · chargeful · ruinous

Coordinates

semiaffordable · semi-affordable

Deriveds

affordably · affordable housing · nonaffordable

Hypernyms

attainable · moderate · attainable · obtainable · priced

Relateds

mid-market · value for money · economy · middle-market · good value · mid-level · mid-tier

Synonyms

middle-end · reasonable · gainworthy · inexpensive · reasonable · purchasable · cheap at the price · affordable · mid-range · inexpensive · gainworthy

Translations (36)

pl przystępny (able to be afforded) · be даступны (able to be afforded) · ga d'acmhainn (able to be afforded) · mk приуштлив (able to be afforded) · cmn 優惠價格 /优惠价格 (able to be afforded) · fi kohtuuhintainen (able to be afforded) · cmn 實惠價格 /实惠价格 (able to be afforded) · pt acessível (able to be afforded) · fr abordable (able to be afforded) · hu megfizethető (able to be afforded) · nb overkommelig (able to be afforded) · fr à un prix abordable (able to be afforded) · it vantaggioso (able to be afforded) · fr pas trop cher (able to be afforded) · pl niedrogi (able to be afforded) · cmn 買得起的 /买得起的 (able to be afforded) · cmn 支付得起的 (able to be afforded) · mi māmā (able to be afforded) · es asequible (able to be afforded) · ko 알맞은 (able to be afforded) · ja 価格が手頃 (able to be afforded) · ga de ghustal (able to be afforded) · sq përballueshëm (able to be afforded) · ca assequible (able to be afforded) · hy մատչելի (able to be afforded) · vi phải chăng (able to be afforded) · ko 적당한 (able to be afforded) · ty māmā (able to be afforded) · cmn 付得起的 (able to be afforded) · de erschwinglich (able to be afforded) · ru досту́пный (able to be afforded) · nl betaalbaar (able to be afforded) · sv överkomlig (able to be afforded) · uk досту́пний (able to be afforded) · da overkommelig (able to be afforded) · it conveniente (able to be afforded)