Word Finder - afford

definition

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.; to be able or rich enough.

example

I think we can afford the extra hour it will take.  We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.

definition

To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.

example

A affords his goods cheaper than B.

definition

To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.

example

Grapes afford wine.  Olives afford oil.  The earth affords fruit.  The sea affords an abundant supply of fish.

definition

To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

example

A good life affords consolation in old age.

Could they afford to buy a van?

We couldn't afford an apartment right now - even with the two of us.

I need a larger house for my family and I can't afford the prices around here.

Anyway, I simply can't afford it.

I take classes when I can afford it but I'm busy, with other stuff.

I thought maybe we could get a van, but I didn't know if we could afford it.

I can't afford to loose any of them at this point.

I have chores to do and I can't afford this hospital bill, anyway.

In other words, food is present, but some cannot afford it.

The problem is that the poor don't have enough money to afford the food.

I can't afford it.

A leader can only afford to let her people go hungry when she doesn't answer to them.

I can't afford to have my van exposed for very long.

If it's something we simply can't afford, that's one thing, but we should be encouraging things like this, Alex.

His reasoning was that they could afford the new furniture and it supported local businesses.

No. It's just that I can't afford it.

Do you think I could afford dresses like this?

But I could afford it.

I can't bear the thought of selling it, and I can't afford to park it, buy another one and pay insurance on both.

The valleys afford rich pastures, and the plains produce every species of grain.

The lakes, ponds and streams afford some of the best trout fishing in the country, and many of them also abound in pickerel, pike, perch, black bass and land-locked salmon.

I said I couldn't afford it.

I do not think Americans would tolerate widespread, untreated hunger in this nation as long as it could afford otherwise.

Last night's confrontation with Denton was proof enough that she couldn't afford to tolerate any more interference in her life - from anyone.

The streets cross each other at right angles and afford fine vistas on every side.

I can't afford to waste the buck.

It would be years before she could afford to remodel it.

He could not afford to leave anything to chance.

We all want to do more, but we can't afford the time away from life to do as much as we want.

Being able to afford it had little to do with it.

Mademoiselle Bourienne took from her reticule a proclamation (not printed on ordinary Russian paper) of General Rameau's, telling people not to leave their homes and that the French authorities would afford them proper protection.

Still, neither of them could afford to move out right now, so their relationship would have to remain a secret.

That's about all I can afford.

This theory, he believed, would afford an explanation of every phenomenon whatever, and in nearly every department of knowledge he has given specimens of its power.

With the dough we made on the room, we can afford to come over from Denver for another weekend!

Dean wondered if Bird Song could afford the food bill as he sat down and joined Pumpkin for a cup of coffee.

Wealthy people could afford to choose scarce antiques.

If he wanted more land, he could afford to buy it... couldn't he?

Having defeated the invading Turks at Villach in 1492, the king was eager to take revenge upon the king of France; but the states of the Netherlands would afford him no assistance.

The water-courses and depressions of the shingly steppes afford pasturage sufficient for the guanaco, and in places support a thorny vegetation of low growth and starved appearance.

The "analogy of faith," as a rule of interpretation, he greatly limits, and teaches that it can never afford of itself the explanation of words, but only determine the choice among their possible meanings.

It seems that we can afford to spend more on government as income rises.

What did Giddon do to afford such finery?

The restaurant was one that she had heard of, but couldn't afford to enjoy.

In pursuance of his method of successive studies he began in 1823 the study of Italian literature, passing over German as demanding more labour than he could afford.

Though tortuous of access, the channels afford a clear passage of 27-35 ft.

The evolution of the distinct business of cotton broking is readily comprehensible when we remind ourselves that the requirements, as regards raw material, of all spinners are much alike generally, and that no spinner could afford to pay an expert to devote himself entirely to purchasing cotton for his mill.

Financial assistance and assurances as to sales and prices have been given liberally by the association where they are needed; ginning and buying centres have been established; experts have been engaged to distribute seed and afford instruction; and some land has been acquired for working under the direct management of the association.

The last two are evergreen, and afford varieties which differ in the colour of their flowers, while some are single and others double.

Did this country afford any beverage beside water?