To afford means you have enough money or time for something. If you only have ten dollars on you, you can't afford to buy a twenty dollar hat.
To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue;
Verb
be able to spare or give up; "I can''t afford to spend two hours with this person"
Verb
be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
Verb
afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
Verb
have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can''t afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"
v. t.
To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the
natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford
oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of
fish.
v. t.
To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to
its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life
affords consolation in old age.
v. t.
To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting,
expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A
affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in
charity.
v. t.
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.
Afford
His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers.
The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats.3.
The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits.
He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer.
To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue;
Usage Examples
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.
Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.
Corporate America cannot afford to remain silent or passive about the downward spiral we are undergoing. It cannot turn a blind eye to how difficult the experience of life is for so many of their customers.
After that he turned to the question of invading England. Hitler said that during the previous year he could not afford to risk a possible failure apart from that, he had not wished to provoke the British, as he hoped to arrange peace talks.
And in terms of their crown jewel legislative achievement: who knew that when asked, 'will government impose a new federal mandate requiring middle class Americans to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not?' The answer would be 'Yes we can!'
America enjoys the best health care in the world, but the best is no good if folks can't afford it, access it and doctor's can't provide it.
However, many skilled medical volunteers are turned away because community health centers cannot afford to cover their additional medical liability insurance.
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Other Usage ExamplesI always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers.
Growing up, my sisters and I would always talk stories. One of my frustrations was I didn't know anything about cameras. I didn't know how to make a film and I obviously didn't have a special effects budget. I was a kid. So I was learning to draw to get down the stuff that was in my head, that I couldn't afford to actually do.
Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not afford to make peace.
Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace.
And after I make a lot of money, I'll be able to afford running for office.
A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.
Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers.
A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.
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