af|ford´a|ble

af|ford´a|ble
af|ford «uh FRD, -FOHRD», transitive verb.
1. to have or spare the money for: »

Can we afford a new car?

2. to manage to give, spare, or have: »

A busy man can't afford a delay. Can you afford the time?

 SYNONYM(S): bear.
3. to be able without difficulty or harm; have the means: »

He cannot afford to waste so much time. I can't afford to take the chance.

 SYNONYM(S): manage.
4. to give as an effect or a result; provide: »

Reading this story will afford real pleasure.

SYNONYM(S): confer, bestow.
5. to furnish from natural resources; yield: »

Our garden affords a good supply of fresh vegetables. Some trees afford resin.

 SYNONYM(S): supply.
6. to grant: »

Kind heav'n afford him everlasting rest (Alexander Pope).

 SYNONYM(S): give.
╂[Old English geforthian to further, accomplish]
–af|ford´a|ble, adjective.
Usage Afford in the sense of def. 1 is usually preceded by can, can't, be able (or unable) to, or the like, and often followed by an infinitive: »

We can afford to sell cheap.


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