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- DictionaryAf·ford/əˈfôrd/
verb
- 1. have enough money to pay for: "the best that I could afford was a first-floor room"
- 2. provide or supply (an opportunity or facility): "the rooftop terrace affords beautiful views"
to manage to bear without serious detriment; to be able to bear the cost of; to make available, give forth, or provide naturally or inevitably… See the full definition
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.
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.
Afford definition: to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect. See examples of AFFORD used in a sentence.
Definition of afford verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
AFFORD meaning: 1. to have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something: 2. If you can afford to…. Learn more.
verb. 1. (preceded by can, could, etc) to be able to do or spare something, esp without incurring financial difficulties or without risk of undesirable consequences. we can afford to buy a small house. I can afford to give you one of my chess sets. we can't afford to miss this play. 2. to give, yield, or supply.
