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affordable

adjectiveattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl//
  • United States//əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl//

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

adjective

  1. 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.

Etymology

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

Forms

comparative
more affordable
superlative
most affordable
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