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afford:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | affordable |
We can't afford to send our children to college.
Can you afford this car?.
Examples of afford
afford
You took money out of our pockets at a time when many of us can least afford it.
From the dailyherald.com
The company can afford to splurge because it has become increasingly prosperous.
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She has no income, job or car, and can't afford a divorce lawyer or name change.
From the desmoinesregister.com
How else, other than through international trade, could the poor afford oranges?
From the forbes.com
Our nonprofit sector cannot afford to receive fewer or smaller charitable gifts.
From the omaha.com
If you can afford it, it's probably wise to purchase the best coverage possible.
From the foxbusiness.com
Unable to afford the premium hike, he made arrangements to put members on COBRA.
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Perhaps you need to keep the insurance, but cannot afford to repay the premiums.
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O'Grady said he and Brown questioned whether the county could afford the raises.
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- Be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
- Yield: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
- 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?"
- Afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
- An affordance is a quality of an object, or an environment, that allows an individual to perform an action. ...
- To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc. ...
- 1. to provide, or make available. 2. to produce, or supply. From the Middle English aforthen, to provide or suffice.
- A very popular make of car
