"affordability" meaning in English

See affordability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From afford + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|afford|ability}} afford + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} affordability (uncountable)
  1. The extent or degree to which something is affordable, as measured by its cost relative to the amount that the purchaser is able to pay. Tags: uncountable Translations (the extent to which something is affordable): betaalbaarheid [feminine] (Dutch), edullisuus (Finnish), convenienza [feminine] (Italian), abbordabilità [feminine] (Italian), przystępność [feminine] (Polish), acessibilidade [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-affordability-en-noun-BYYsmhOs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ability: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'the extent to which something is affordable': 92 8
  2. A desirable degree of that characteristic: synonym of inexpensiveness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-affordability-en-noun-SDEmyhnU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unaffordability Related terms: accessibility, attainability, cheapening

Inflected forms

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