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afford English

Meaning afford meaning

What does afford mean?
Definitions in simple English

afford Verb

— If you can afford something, you have enough money or resources to buy it or do it. The richer people, who could afford it, built large houses. We cannot afford to put another person on the project. I'm afraid I can't afford to waste more time here. — If you afford someone something, you give it or allow it. The Government has continued to afford him protection. The city took the opportunity afforded by the break in the weather.

afford

— verb be able to spare or give up I can't afford to spend two hours with this person — verb (= give) be the cause or source of He gave me a lot of trouble Our meeting afforded much interesting information — verb (= open, give) afford access to the door opens to the patio The French doors give onto a terrace — verb have the financial means to do something or buy something We can't afford to send our children to college Can you afford this car?

Synonyms afford synonyms

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afford English » English

give yield produce allow accord bear provide render permit grant confer admit administer spare treat supply open offer let lend leave impart furnish donate bestow will vouchsafe volunteer underquote turn on tender switch on suggest succeed stand spend serve up quit quarter put out purvey present pay pass on pass manage make both ends meet indue indicate incur

Topics afford topics

What do people use afford to talk about?
States Quantity

Enough

Conjugation afford conjugation

How do you conjugate afford?

afford · verb

Examples afford examples

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Simple sentences

I cannot afford to keep a car.
He can afford to buy a house, to say nothing of a car.
I can't afford to pay anyone.
We cannot afford to have two cars.
I told her that we couldn't afford such a luxury.
Tom can't afford a new bicycle.
I can't afford to pay so much.
I want a television set, but I can't afford to buy one.
I cannot afford to pay so much.
I cannot afford to buy such a thing.
Are you able to afford the time for it?
Can you afford the time for it?
It was a purchase which he could not possibly afford.
We may not be able to afford it.
Jack can't afford to buy a new bicycle.
Since neither one of us could afford to take the other to the movies, we went Dutch.
For one thing, I couldn't afford to do that.
Don't get upset about small things. Try to think of things like a rich person who can afford not to argue.
I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
I can't afford to eat in such an expensive restaurant.
I'll be able to afford a week's vacation this summer.
Can you afford to take a holiday this summer?

Movie subtitles

I can't afford one.
They certainly can't afford psychiatry fees.
My mother could never afford the lessons.
We can't afford lawyers.
And I can't afford to take the assistant job.
Truth is, you're worth way more than what Oliver can afford.
Mm, like, what, more time off, so I can take vacations I can't afford?
It has enormous reach, and we can't afford to have it taken down.
Can't afford it.
Surely, Mr. Townsend, you can afford to be more liberal.
I'm not gonna let you down because I can't afford to.
I got a couple of kids. I can't afford to get..
I can afford to be a chump.
Your Excellency, can afford in this case to be merciful.
We cannot afford to let this enemy run rampant.
It's a idea we can ill afford to overlook.
You couldn't afford it.
He was a rich bear and could afford the trip.
He can afford to be.
We can afford decent clothes now.
Not that kind. Can't afford it.
How can you afford to live at such an expensive hotel?
I can't afford to give you any money.
Harvey, we can't afford to mix with strangers.
I can't afford to get.
I can't afford to support you anymore.
You can't afford to ignore the press.
Kids can get pretty much anything they want in the yard, as long as they can afford it.
I couldn't afford something so expensive.
Well, do you think you can afford it, big boy?
Can he afford it?
Well hey, wait a minute, we can't afford to have you sick.
The Germans can afford it even less than we can.
No, I couldn't afford it.
It will always afford me the greatest pleasure to welcome you.
Sounds eccentric but I can afford to be.
You can't afford to be eccentric.
I can't afford to be eccentric.
In the price range you can afford, rayon might be a better choice.

News and current affairs

African farmers know that they need fertilizer; they just can't afford it.
Global warming is a risk that we simply cannot afford to ignore anymore.
By contrast, those who rule according to a shared belief cannot afford to negotiate, for that would undermine the belief itself.
We cannot afford to fail in Afghanistan.
Until then, water-starved communities dig for water, if they can find it and if they can afford to pump it out.
Poor countries cannot afford these technologies on their own.
Saddam will cooperate with UN inspectors only as long as the American threat remains, and the US may conclude that it cannot afford that.
Children, perhaps more than anyone, need the protection that rights afford - and the US should be providing the world with a shining example of what that means.
America's advantages in the G-Zero world afford it the chance to invest in the future.
With middle-class incomes in the United States stagnating, Americans could not afford ever more expensive homes.
I do know that the world cannot afford to rely again on America's press for its information: fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
That means that Germans need to earn higher wages, commensurate with their increased productivity, so that they can afford more Greek and Spanish holidays.
Governments cannot afford to recapitalize the banks now; it would leave them with insufficient funds to deal with the sovereign-debt problem.
Developing countries, some also argue, cannot afford human rights, since the tasks of nation-building and economic development remain unfinished; suspending or limiting human rights thus sacrifices the few to benefit the many.
Nonetheless, it is argued, whatever the real cost of the damage, developed countries currently cannot afford to provide that kind of money.
Many homeowners who can afford to make their mortgage payments will choose to default, move to rental housing, and wait to purchase until house prices have declined further.
That will demand effort and commitment; given that a stable international order increasingly depends on a prosperous and growing Africa, it is a goal that the world cannot afford to miss.
Even with discussions set to continue next week, the talks' outcome remains far from certain - and world leaders cannot afford to become distracted.
We cannot afford to let this opportunity pass us by.
No one in South Korea's conservative movement doubts that Park is one of them. And, as an icon of the right, she is well aware that she cannot afford to betray her status.
How can we push through the reforms that will cut public spending to levels that we can afford and raise our ability to compete internationally?
A key lesson from the Great Inflation of the 1970's is that central banks can't afford a false sense of comfort from any dichotomy between headline and core inflation.

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