afford

IPA: ʌfˈɔrd

verb

  • To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough.
  • (obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
  • (rare) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
  • To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.
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Examples of "afford" in Sentences

  • None of us could afford to misbehave.
  • The fees at the school are affordable.
  • We can't afford to procrastinate on debt.
  • The tariff is generally affordable for the poor.
  • It is currently available and affordable to the masses.
  • The cost of living in Segamat is relatively affordable.
  • Collateral mistakes will not afford the right of rescission.
  • Hydrogenation of the rearrangement product afforded the target.
  • They could not afford to in the face of the reality of their lives.
  • My father used to be a machinist earning enough money to afford us for everything.

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