affordable

af·ford

(ə-fôrd′)

tr.v. af·ford·ed, af·ford·ing, af·fords

1. To have the financial means for; bear the cost of: able to afford a new car.

2. To manage to spare or give up: can't afford an hour for lunch.

3. To manage or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself: can afford to be tolerant.

4. To make available or have as a necessary feature; provide: a tree that affords ample shade; a sport affording good exercise.

[Middle English aforthen, from Old English geforthian, to carry out : ge-, perfective pref.; see yclept + forthian, to further (from forth, forth, forward; see per in Indo-European roots).]

af·ford′a·bil′i·ty (ə-fôr′də-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

af·ford′a·ble adj.

af·ford′a·bly adv.

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af•ford•a•ble

(əˈfɔr də bəl, əˈfoʊr-)

adj.

considered to be within one's financial means.

[1865–70]

af•ford`a•bil′i•ty, n.

af•ford′a•bly, adv.

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Adj.

affordable - that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"

low-cost, low-priced

cheap, inexpensive - relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"

affordable

adjective inexpensive, fair, cheap, reasonable, moderate, modest, low-price, low-cost, economical beautiful clothes at affordable prices
inexpensive dear, expensive, costly, exorbitant, prohibitively expensive, unaffordable, uneconomical, beyond your means

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Translations

يُـمْكِنُ شِراؤه

cenově dostupný

overkommelig

erschwinglich

οικονομικά προσιτός προσιτός

asequible

edullinenhuokea

abordable

dostupan

accessibile

手ごろな

감당할 수 있는

billig

สามารถซื้อได้

keseye uygun

giá phải chăng

能付得起的

affordable

[əˈfɔːdəbl] ADJ [price] → razonable; [purchase] → posible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

affordable

[əˈfɔː^rdəb^əl] adj [goods, shoes, clothes, car, holiday] → abordable; [price] → abordable; [rent, housing] → abordable
housing that is affordable for most people → des logements abordables pour la plupart des gens

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

affordable

adj, affordably

adv (= inexpensive) price → erschwinglich; (= reasonably priced) → finanziell möglich or tragbar

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

affordable

[əˈfɔːdəbl] adj → (che ha un prezzo) abbordabile

affordable

→ يُـمْكِنُ شِراؤه cenově dostupný overkommelig erschwinglich οικονομικά προσιτός asequible edullinen abordable dostupan accessibile 手ごろな 감당할 수 있는 betaalbaar rimelig przystępny de preço acessível по средствам billig สามารถซื้อได้ keseye uygun giá phải chăng 能付得起的

affordable

adj asequible; Affordable Care Act (US) Ley f de Asistencia Asequible, ley aprobada en 2010 para reformar aspectos disfuncionales del sistema de salud de los EEUU

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