Definition
The quality of being reasonably priced or within one's financial means. The degree to which goods or services can be purchased without causing financial hardship.
Etymology
From 'afford' (Middle English 'aforthen' meaning 'to accomplish'), originally meaning 'to provide' or 'to yield'. The financial sense developed from the idea of being able to provide the necessary payment.
Kelly Says
Housing affordability is often measured by the '30% rule' - spending no more than 30% of income on housing. This rule originated from public housing policies in the 1960s and has become a universal benchmark, though many question its relevance today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ ለመለየት
men-ged-le-me-le-ye-et
ARالعربية
القدرة على تحمل التكلفة
al-qadar-a-ala-ta-hal-al-tak-lif-at
BNবাংলা
আর্থিক সুবিধা
ar-thik-su-bi-dha
CACatalà
affordiment
af-for-di-ment
CSČeština
dostupnost
do-stup-nost
DADansk
tilgængelighed
til-gaenge-lig-hed
DEDeutsch
Bezahlbarkeit
bay-zahl-bar-keit
ELΕλληνικά
προσβασιμότητα
pro-s-va-si-mo-ta
ESEspañol
accesibilidad
a-ces-si-bi-li-dad
FAفارسی
قابلیت پرداخت
qa-ba-li-yat-e-pa-da-kat
FISuomi
osaamisen
o-sa-a-mi-sen
FRFrançais
accessibilité
a-ces-si-bi-li-te
HEעברית
נגישות
ni-gish-ut
HIहिन्दी
किफायती
ki-fa-yat-ee
HUMagyar
fizethetőség
fi-zet-het-gos
IDBahasa Indonesia
daya beli
da-ya-be-li
ITItaliano
accessibilità
a-ces-si-bi-li-ta
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
bru-pra-s-us
KO한국어
가격 경쟁력
ga-gyeok-gyeong-jeong-neol-lok
MSBahasa Melayu
kemampuan bayar
ke-mu-m-ba-kan-bayar
MYမြန်မာ
ပေးနိုင်
pe-e-no-ing
NLNederlands
betaalbaarheid
bey-taal-ba-ar-heid
NONorsk
tilgjengelighet
til-gjen-no-ghe-lig-het
PLPolski
opłacalność
op-la-ka-l-nosc
PTPortuguês
acessibilidade
a-ces-si-bi-li-dade
RORomână
accesibilitate
a-ces-si-bi-li-tate
RUРусский
доступность
do-stup-nost
SVSvenska
tillgänglighet
til-lang-lig-het
SWKiswahili
upatikanaji
oo-pi-ta-ka-na-ji
TAதமிழ்
விலை சார்ந்த
vi-lai-sa-ar-nth
THไทย
ความสามารถในการจ่าย
kwan-sam-ap-rai-dan-rai-jai
TLTL
kakayahang bayaran
ka-ka-yah-ang-ba-ya-ran
TRTürkçe
uygunluk
oo-g-oon-luk
UKУкраїнська
доступність
do-stup-nist
URاردو
مہitability
me-ha-bi-li-ti
VITiếng Việt
khả năng chi trả
kha-nang-chi-tra
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-thwa-la