Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being afforded, spared, yielded, or borne.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That may be afforded.
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- adjective able to be
afforded
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective that you have the financial means for
Etymologies
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Examples
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"The fact that we have the phrase affordable homes is a terrible indictment," he says - it shows most homes are unaffordable.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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We are going to hear the term affordable healthcare bantered around a lot.
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Affordable housing, giving loans to people that could not make the payments. $100,000 to $500,000 go beyond what I call affordable housing.
The Troy Messenger 2009
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Our system would require substantial funding and investments in affordable housing and mainstream service systems.
City Audit Shows Major Shortage of Services for Homeless « PubliCola 2010
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Every Rolf wheel, from the most expensive to the most affordable, is laced by hand in Eugene, Oregon.
Interbike Tech Gallery: Hot new wheels from Rolf, Ritchey, and DT Swiss 2010
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And making homes affordable is vital for most Americans who need home equity to supplement their meager 401 (k) balances.
Jane White: Rethinking Reaganomics: Why We Need Warren and Bill to Pay More Taxes Jane White 2010
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And making homes affordable is vital for most Americans who need home equity to supplement their meager 401 (k) balances.
Jane White: Rethinking Reaganomics: Why We Need Warren and Bill to Pay More Taxes Jane White 2010
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What specifically is meant by "substantial funding and investments in affordable housing and mainstream service systems", and is the council ready to act?
City Audit Shows Major Shortage of Services for Homeless « PubliCola 2010
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And making homes affordable is vital for most Americans who need home equity to supplement their meager 401 (k) balances.
Jane White: Rethinking Reaganomics: Why We Need Warren and Bill to Pay More Taxes Jane White 2010
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Making quality health care more universal and affordable is the best argument and it is an argument that resonates especially well during hard economic times, when few people feel secure.
Matthew Yglesias » You Can’t Create Jobs by “Focusing” on the Economy 2010
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