affordable meaning

affordable means 'something you can buy because it is not too expensive'.

affordable :

not too expensive, cheap

adjective

▪ This car is affordable.

▪ This car is not too expensive.

▪ The hotel offers affordable rooms.

▪ The hotel has rooms that are not too expensive.

paraphrasing

▪ economical – cheap

▪ reasonable – not too expensive

▪ budget-friendly – cheap

▪ low-cost – cheap

affordable

Pronunciation

affordable [əˈfɔːrdəbl]

The stress is on 'for' and sounds like 'uh-for-duh-bl'.

Common phrases and grammar about affordable

affordable - Common meaning

adjective
not too expensive, cheap

Part of Speech Changes for "affordable"

▪ afford (verb) – to be able to buy

▪ affordability (noun) – the quality of being cheap

Common Expressions with "affordable"

▪ affordable price – a cheap price

▪ affordable housing – cheap homes

▪ affordable option – a cheap choice

▪ affordable solution – a cheap fix

Important examples of affordable in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, affordable is often used to describe products or services that are cheap.

▪They offer affordable prices.
▪They have cheap prices.

Example of a confusing word: available (able to be used or obtained)

▪They offer available prices.
▪They have prices that can be used.
"Affordable" means "reasonably priced" or "within one's financial reach," and is used correctly to describe prices that are not too high. "Available," however, means "able to be used or obtained" and does not describe the cost or price. The phrase "available prices" is grammatically incorrect because "available" does not convey the concept of affordability. Therefore, "affordable" is the correct choice when referring to cost.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Affordable is used as an adjective to describe nouns like prices, options, or solutions in TOEIC questions.

▪The store sells affordable clothes.
▪The store sells clothes that are not too expensive.

affordable

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

affordable care

'cheap care', used when talking about health services.

▪The clinic provides affordable care.
▪The clinic offers cheap health services.

affordable luxury

means 'a luxury that is not too expensive'.

▪This brand offers affordable luxury.
▪This brand offers luxury that is not too expensive.

Differences between similar words and affordable

affordable

,

economical

differences

Affordable means not too expensive, while economical means saving money or resources.

affordable
▪The meal was affordable for students.
▪The meal was not too expensive for students.
economical
▪The car is economical on fuel.
▪The car saves money on fuel.

Affordable implies reasonable pricing, while cheap can imply low quality.

affordable
▪The laptop is affordable and reliable.
▪The toy is low-cost but breaks easily.
▪The toy is cheap but breaks easily.
▪The toy is low-cost but breaks easily.

Words with the same origin as affordable

The origin of affordable

The word's etymology is not clear.

Word structure

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Words with the same origin

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