affordable English · revision 6404

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1647}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/ ''(UK)''; /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[afford]] and [[-able]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ That can be spared: 1804 in Etymonline, 1866 in the OED;^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) MWU has 1647.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ That can be paid for, reasonably priced, is from 1853.^(Etymonline) ''Affordability'' is from 1910 and ''affordably'' from 1969.^(Etymonline) ''Affordable housing'' is a modern phrase.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1647 – first known use (MWU).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1804 – that can be spared.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1853 – reasonably priced.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1910 – affordability.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Cheap enough for ordinary people to buy; [[inexpensive]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[affordability]]

+ * [[affordably]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[afford]]

+ * [[unaffordable]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}