adj · neutral
affordable
UK/əˈfɔːdəbl/US/əˈfɔːrdəbəl/a·FFORD·a·ble
Band 5-6speakingtask2
cheap enough for most people to buy or pay for
Examples
“Students need affordable accommodation near campus.”
“The government promised more affordable healthcare.”
“We are looking for an affordable laptop for basic tasks.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers must prioritise affordable housing if they want to prevent urban homelessness.”
Collocations
- affordable housing
- affordable for someone
- improve affordability
Word family
afford vaffordable adjaffordability n
Common mistakes
This house affordable.→This house is affordable.
I want a cheap phone.→I want an affordable phone.
Say it for a higher band
5cheap→6inexpensive→7+affordable
Synonyms
inexpensive
reasonable
Easily confused
inexpensive
“The restaurant is inexpensive but serves tasty food.”
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