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afford

/@/'f/oU/rd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. be able to spare or give up

    verb.consumption

    Examples
    I can't afford to spend two hours with this person.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. be the cause or source of

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Our meeting afforded much interesting information.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. have the financial means to do something or buy something

    verb.stative

    Examples
    We can't afford to send our children to college.
    Can you afford this car?

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. afford access to

    verb.possession

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes <i>afford</i> wine; olives <i>afford</i> oil; the earth <i>affords</i> fruit; the sea <i>affords</i> an abundant supply of fish.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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