afford

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(ə-fôrd', ə-fōrd') pronunciation
tr.v., -ford·ed, -ford·ing, -fords.
  1. To have the financial means for; bear the cost of: not able to afford a new car.
  2. To manage to spare or give up: can't afford an hour for lunch.
  3. To manage or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself: can afford to be tolerant.
  4. To make available; provide: a sport affording good exercise; a tree that affords ample shade.

[Middle English aforthen, from Old English geforthian, to carry out : ge-, perfective pref.; see yclept + forthian, to further (from forth, forth, forward).]


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verb

    To make (something) readily available: extend, offer, provide. Idioms: placeputat one's disposal. See offer.


v

Definition: give, produce
Antonyms: take away

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To have enough money to pay for. To be able to spare.

pronunciation The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to. — Marian Wright Edelman

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Common misspelling(s) of afford

  • affort
  • efford

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - have råd til, have mulighed for

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich veroorloven, opleveren

Français (French)
v. tr. - avoir les moyens de, se permettre de, fournir, procurer, offrir

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich leisten, bieten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρέχω, προσφέρω, διαθέτω ή παρέχω τα μέσα, είμαι σε θέση να, επιτρέπω (στον εαυτό μου την πολυτέλεια να), επιδέχομαι, αντέχω

Italiano (Italian)
permettersi, fornire

idioms:

  • can afford    potere permettersi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - poder gastar, dar-se o luxo de, arranjar (tempo e dinheiro), permitir-se, ter recursos, proporcionar, causar, produzir

idioms:

  • can afford    poder gastar, poder arcar com as despesas

Русский (Russian)
позволить себе, предоставить

idioms:

  • can afford    иметь возможность позволить себе

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dar, proporcionar, proveer de, permitirse, suministrar, facilitar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ha råd med, ge, skänka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
给予, 供应得起, 提供

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 給予, 供應得起, 提供

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 여유가 있다, 주다, 산출하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 余裕がある, 与える

idioms:

  • can afford    する余裕がある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتحمل, يعطي, ينتج, يقدر على شراء شيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרשה לעצמו, נתן, העניק, סיפק‬


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