AFFORD

/əˈfɔːd/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. verb be able to spare or give up.
  2. verb be the cause or source of. — synonyms: yield, give
  3. verb have the financial means to do something or buy something.
  4. verb afford access to. — synonyms: open, give

Examples

  • “I think we can afford the extra hour it will take.  We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.”
  • “A affords his goods cheaper than B.”
  • “Grapes afford wine.  Olives afford oil.  The earth affords fruit.  The sea affords an abundant supply of fish.”

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