affordable B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ UK /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/ See IPA manual Freq #19468 Meanings 1 adj Cheap enough that most people can pay for it. They are looking for an affordable apartment near the city centre. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · cheap enough that most... inexpensivereasonablelow-cost ↔ Opposites cheapexpensive Etymology AI details From afford + -able. Topics Describing Qualities Personal Finance External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # affordable **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/ **Frequency rank:** 19468 ## Meanings 1. Cheap enough that most people can pay for it. ## Examples - They are looking for an affordable apartment near the city centre. ## Antonyms - cheap - expensive ## Etymology From afford + -able. ## AI Etymology Affordable is from afford plus -able. The suffix -able or -ible gives the formation a passive or potential value, marking something capable of being, suitable for being, or worthy of the action named by afford. In use as an adjective, affordable denotes cheap enough that most people can pay for it. Typical contexts include “They are looking for an affordable apartment near the city centre”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to cheap enough that most people can pay for it, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Personal Finance markdown