Affordable
Affordable adjective - Being within the financial means of most people.
Usage example: once those electronic devices became affordable, sales skyrocketed
Expensive
Expensive adjective - High in price or charging high prices.
Usage example: expensive clothes
Both words in one sentence
- They were once touted as the affordable alternative to expensive housing in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.
Source: Dying Town -
So formerly expensive purple dye was now just as affordable as any other color, and thus lost much of its association with wealth.
Source: Graceful Ladies Like Purple -
Anti-Frustration Features: Shields are affordable if a bit pricey, and each tunic requires its own wallet upgrade to actually buy, so they're at least pretty expensive.
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