thestateof beingcheapenough forpeopleto beabletobuy:Automobile affordabilityfellslightlyin the secondquarterof theyear.(Definition ofaffordabilityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofaffordability
affordabilityIssues ofaffordabilityaffect uptake of both improved stoves and modern fuels.From theCambridge English CorpusCoupled with increasing rent levels and cut-backs in housing benefit, the low incomes of many older people have created a seriousaffordabilityproblem.From theCambridge English CorpusClosely related to cost-of-living is the issue ofaffordability, such as being able to pay for health-care and having a place to live.From theCambridge English CorpusAlmost all participants feel excluded from certain modes, because of cost andaffordability, which in turn acts to exclude them from certain activities.From theCambridge English CorpusProblems ofaffordabilityaffect both current use and service expansion.From theCambridge English CorpusThe goal of universal access to basic and specialty services pulls against the goal ofaffordability.From theCambridge English CorpusHowever, some farmers may install motors at greater depths than presently required, keeping long-term interests andaffordability.From theCambridge English CorpusThis may, in part, reflect constraints such asaffordability, geographic distance and bad relations between separated parents.From theCambridge English CorpusProducts and systems developed by the team are designed to achieve efficiency,affordability, and longevity, all while satisfying homeowner desires.From theCambridge English CorpusThe findings are presented under the five main themes that emerged: self-sufficiency, geographical accessibility, appropriateness,affordabilityand awareness.From theCambridge English CorpusAlthough the problem ofaffordabilitywas acknowledged, very little changed in terms of policy and technology choices.From theCambridge English CorpusTechnological advances and empirical research are needed to improve the efficiency andaffordabilityof guideline development.From theCambridge English CorpusTo be sure, we still know little about theaffordabilityof non-scholarly works - songbooks, tracts, short fictions, medical manuals, household encyclopedias, and so forth.From theCambridge English CorpusFor quality of content andaffordability, a book to be thoroughly recommended for the bookshelf of all mental health professionals working with older people.From theCambridge English CorpusScholars will appreciate the accessibility,affordabilityand authority of this hefty edition.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/affordability##
