affordableadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈfɔːdəbl/, U.S.

/əˈfɔrdəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afford v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < afford v. + -able suffix.

A. adj.

That can be afforded (in various senses); (now usually) inexpensive, reasonably priced.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > [adjective] > given > capable of being given

affordable1647

bestowable1882

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap > inexpensive

reasonable1585

uncostly1638

unexpensive1642

expenseless1644

affordable1647

frugal1783

inexpensive1837

low-cost1885

1647 Orders regulating Army 5 To inforce his Landlord to provide Dainties, or extraordinary Diet (not affordable as before).

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. x. 50 He fainted, and, though..all means affordable at that instant being used for his recovery, died on the place.

1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. App. 395 The orderly and seasonable administration of the helps affordable by them [sc. the Materia Medica].

1799 Answer Mr. Eton's Charges against Turkey Company 18 A kind of cloth, which..being affordable much cheaper than ours, was preferred to it.

1814 App. Gen. Rep. Scotl. I. ii. 250 An interested and sharp-sighted personal superintendence, will ever be able to outbid, in affordable rent, the more languid and inefficient management of delegation.

a1871 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 169 Spasmodic writhing..never the smallest help affordable.

1902 O. Coleman Successful Houses vii. 100 In many old houses, where the better grades of wood were not affordable, pine has been employed.

1977 Business Week (Nexis) 16 May 50 Long a dream of ‘computerniks’, such an affordable computer was made possible by two developments.

2010 Independent 30 Nov. (Viewspaper section) 13/1 Clothes, shoes and bags receive far more attention in fashion terms because they are affordable and renewed more frequently.

B. n.

Usually in plural: an item which is affordable. Also with the and plural agreement: affordable things collectively.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [noun] > cheapness > cheap or inexpensive thing

cheapie1898

affordable1940

cheapo1975

1940 New Castle (Pa.) News 18 Oct. 28/4 (advt.) Wearables... Adorables... Affordables.

1983 Orange Coast Mag. Dec. 310/2 There's no ‘other side of the tracks’ for Irvine. The affordable and the not-so-affordable are intermixed.

1992 Independent 6 June 36/1 For years, Sotheby's had no London saleroom for affordables.

2003 J. Toby in J. Burton & N. Jackson Work-based Learning in Primary Care ix. 123 The conflicts between theory and practice,..between the desirable and the affordable are played out on a day-to-day basis.

Compounds

affordable housing n. originally U.S. housing that can be afforded by those on low or median incomes; spec. housing made available to those on lower incomes at a price below normal market value, as the result of legislation or subsidy by a local authority or the state; cf. public housing n. at public adj. and n. Compounds 1b, social housing n. at social adj. and n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1947 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 20 Mar. 1/1 (headline) VFW urges legislation for affordable housing.

1978 in Crisis (1979) Apr. 12/2 To provide economic and employment opportunities to disadvantaged residents..and affordable housing for its low- and moderate-income population.

1991 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. j1/4 In 1991, affordable housing projects..are being built faster than other types of housing.

2010 Housing in South East (Rep. House of Commons: S. E. Reg. Comm.) 23 Affordable housing is..non-market housing and is provided to those whose needs are not met by the market... It includes social rented housing and intermediate housing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affordable
释义	affordableadj.n. Brit. /əˈfɔːdəbl/, U.S. /əˈfɔrdəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afford v., -able suffix. Etymology: < afford v. + -able suffix. A. adj. That can be afforded (in various senses); (now usually) inexpensive, reasonably priced. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > [adjective] > given > capable of being given affordable1647 bestowable1882 society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap > inexpensive reasonable1585 uncostly1638 unexpensive1642 expenseless1644 affordable1647 frugal1783 inexpensive1837 low-cost1885 1647 Orders regulating Army 5 To inforce his Landlord to provide Dainties, or extraordinary Diet (not affordable as before). 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. x. 50 He fainted, and, though..all means affordable at that instant being used for his recovery, died on the place. 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. App. 395 The orderly and seasonable administration of the helps affordable by them [sc. the Materia Medica]. 1799 Answer Mr. Eton's Charges against Turkey Company 18 A kind of cloth, which..being affordable much cheaper than ours, was preferred to it. 1814 App. Gen. Rep. Scotl. I. ii. 250 An interested and sharp-sighted personal superintendence, will ever be able to outbid, in affordable rent, the more languid and inefficient management of delegation. a1871 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 169 Spasmodic writhing..never the smallest help affordable. 1902 O. Coleman Successful Houses vii. 100 In many old houses, where the better grades of wood were not affordable, pine has been employed. 1977 Business Week (Nexis) 16 May 50 Long a dream of ‘computerniks’, such an affordable computer was made possible by two developments. 2010 Independent 30 Nov. (Viewspaper section) 13/1 Clothes, shoes and bags receive far more attention in fashion terms because they are affordable and renewed more frequently. B. n. Usually in plural: an item which is affordable. Also with the and plural agreement: affordable things collectively. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [noun] > cheapness > cheap or inexpensive thing cheapie1898 affordable1940 cheapo1975 1940 New Castle (Pa.) News 18 Oct. 28/4 (advt.) Wearables... Adorables... Affordables. 1983 Orange Coast Mag. Dec. 310/2 There's no ‘other side of the tracks’ for Irvine. The affordable and the not-so-affordable are intermixed. 1992 Independent 6 June 36/1 For years, Sotheby's had no London saleroom for affordables. 2003 J. Toby in J. Burton & N. Jackson Work-based Learning in Primary Care ix. 123 The conflicts between theory and practice,..between the desirable and the affordable are played out on a day-to-day basis. Compounds affordable housing n. originally U.S. housing that can be afforded by those on low or median incomes; spec. housing made available to those on lower incomes at a price below normal market value, as the result of legislation or subsidy by a local authority or the state; cf. public housing n. at public adj. and n. Compounds 1b, social housing n. at social adj. and n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1947 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 20 Mar. 1/1 (headline) VFW urges legislation for affordable housing. 1978 in Crisis (1979) Apr. 12/2 To provide economic and employment opportunities to disadvantaged residents..and affordable housing for its low- and moderate-income population. 1991 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. j1/4 In 1991, affordable housing projects..are being built faster than other types of housing. 2010 Housing in South East (Rep. House of Commons: S. E. Reg. Comm.) 23 Affordable housing is..non-market housing and is provided to those whose needs are not met by the market... It includes social rented housing and intermediate housing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1647
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