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affordable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/
  • US: /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 F AO1 R D AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an affordable vacation in the local area

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gainworthy, inexpensive, reasonable

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

Broader terms: attainable, obtainable

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

that you have the financial means for

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • low-cost housing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: low-cost, low-priced

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: përballueshëm — able to be afforded
  • Armenian: մատչելի (matčʻeli) — able to be afforded
  • Belarusian: даступны (dastupny) — able to be afforded
  • Catalan: assequible — able to be afforded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 支付得起的 (zhīfùdeqǐ de) — able to be afforded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 付得起的 (fùdeqǐ de) — able to be afforded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 買得起的 /买得起的 (mǎideqǐ de) — able to be afforded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實惠價格 /实惠价格 (shíhuì jiàgé) — able to be afforded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 優惠價格 /优惠价格 (yōuhuì jiàgé) — able to be afforded
  • Danish: overkommelig — able to be afforded
  • Dutch: betaalbaar — able to be afforded
  • Finnish: kohtuuhintainen — able to be afforded
  • French: abordable — able to be afforded
  • French: à un prix abordable — able to be afforded
  • French: pas trop cher — able to be afforded
  • German: erschwinglich — able to be afforded
  • Hungarian: megfizethető — able to be afforded
  • Irish: d'acmhainn — able to be afforded
  • Irish: de ghustal — able to be afforded
  • Italian: conveniente — able to be afforded
  • Italian: vantaggioso — able to be afforded
  • Japanese: 価格が手頃 (kakaku ga tegoro) — able to be afforded
  • Korean: 알맞은 (almajeun) — able to be afforded
  • Korean: 적당한 (jeokdanghan) — able to be afforded
  • Macedonian: приуштлив (priuštliv) — able to be afforded
  • Māori: māmā — able to be afforded
  • Norwegian Bokmål: overkommelig — able to be afforded
  • Polish: niedrogi — able to be afforded
  • Polish: przystępny — able to be afforded
  • Portuguese: acessível — able to be afforded
  • Russian: досту́пный (dostúpnyj) — able to be afforded
  • Spanish: asequible — able to be afforded
  • Swedish: överkomlig — able to be afforded
  • Tahitian: māmā — able to be afforded
  • Ukrainian: досту́пний (dostúpnyj) — able to be afforded
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