affordable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/ (UK)
- /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ (US)
- (US) audio
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
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)