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Definition of "affordable" []

  • That can be afforded: affordable housing; an affordable risk. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "affordable" in a sentence
  • ""The fact that we have the phrase affordable homes is a terrible indictment," he says - it shows most homes are unaffordable."
  • "We are going to hear the term affordable healthcare bantered around a lot."
  • "Affordable housing, giving loans to people that could not make the payments. $100,000 to $500,000 go beyond what I call affordable housing."