Chocolate remained a drink that only wealthy people could afford to drink until the eighteenth century.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

Batik-maker Daliyem says she could only afford low-quality material typically used to wrap bodies before burial.

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

He says the people here are poor. The middlemen would be free to continue selling to them if it was at a price they could afford.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

The company's co-founder, engineer Harish Hande moved to an Indian village so he could understand the villagers' needs and what they could afford, before he started the company.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18