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semiaffordable

adjective

Expensive but affordable if one stretches one's resources.

Scrabble 25

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Meanings

adjectivesemiaffordable (not comparable)

not comparableExpensive but affordable if one stretches one's resources.
The route disgusted me, but it led to the only semiaffordable, partially accessible place I could find.
1981, Raymond Lifchez, Barbara Winslow, Design for Independent Living, →ISBN
2 more examples
Serious shoppers who cannot afford serious prices, however, can walk around the corner to the vicinity of the Rue Boccador, where there are small shops with affordable, or at least semiaffordable, treasures.
1986, Abraham Michael Rosenthal, Arthur Gelb, The Sophisticated traveler
It seemed like a week ago that she, Juliet and Ethan had stopped for a quick bite before checking out house listings in semiaffordable neighborhoods.
2007, Carla Neggers, Abandon, →ISBN, page 217

Origin

From semi- + affordable.

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APA

semiaffordable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiaffordable

MLA

“semiaffordable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiaffordable. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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