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    afford
    /əˈfɔːd/

    verb

    • 1. have enough money to pay for: "the best that I could afford was a first-floor room" Similar pay forbear/meet the expense ofspare the price ofhave the money for
    • 2. provide or supply (an opportunity or facility): "the rooftop terrace affords beautiful views" Similar providesupplypresentpurvey

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  2. AFFORD definition: 1. to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time: 2. to allow someone to…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of AFFORD is to manage to bear without serious detriment. How to use afford in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Afford.

  4. Afford definition: to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect. See examples of AFFORD used in a sentence.

  5. Definition of afford verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. If you say that you cannot afford to do something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you. We can't afford to wait.

  7. 1. to be able to undergo, manage, or the like, without serious consequence: The country can't afford another drought. 2. to be able to meet the expense of or spare the price of: Can I afford a new dress? 3. to furnish; supply: The sale afforded us a good profit. 4. to give; confer upon: to afford great pleasure to someone.

  8. To afford means you have enough money or time for something. If you only have ten dollars on you, you can't afford to buy a twenty-dollar hat. Afford is a verb that has to do with means. You either have a surplus and therefore can afford something, or else you have a deficit and can’t.

  9. AFFORD definition: 1. to have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something: 2. If you can afford to…. Learn more.

  10. afford meaning, definition, what is afford: to provide something or allow something ...: Learn more.

  11. Afford Definition. To have the financial means for; bear the cost of. Able to afford a new car. To have enough or the means for; bear the cost of without serious inconvenience.