1. (v.t.)afford to be able to undergo, manage, or the like, without serious consequence: The country can't afford another drought.
2. afford to be able to meet the expense of or spare the price of: Can I afford a new dress?
3. afford to furnish; supply: The sale afforded us a good profit.
4. afford to give; confer upon: to afford great pleasure to someone.
Etymology: (bef. 1050; ME aforthen, iforthen, OE geforthian to further, accomplish, v. der. of forthforth)
Definition of 'afford'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)afford be able to spare or give up "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
2. (verb)yield, give, afford be the cause or source of "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
3. (verb)afford 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?"
4. (verb)afford, open, give afford access to "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
1. (verb)afford can afford/be able to afford to haveenoughmoney to buy I can't afford a new car.
2. afford to be able to do sth without risk We can't afford to waste time.
Definition of 'afford'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)afford 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
2. (verb)afford to give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a goodlife affords consolation in old age
3. (verb)afford 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
4. (verb)afford 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 richenough
Definitions of afford 
Afrikaans: bekostig
Arabic: يَسْتَطِيع أن يَدْفَع، يَ
Bulgarian: имам средства
Brazilian: dar-se ao luxo
Czech: dovolit si, dopřát si
German: sich leisten
Danish: have råd til
Greek: διαθέτω, μπορώ να ξοδέψω
Spanish: permitirse, darse el gust
Estonian: endale lubama
Farsi: بضاعت داشتن
Finnish: olla varaa
French: avoir les moyens (de)
Hebrew: לְהַרשׁוֹת לְעַצמוֹ
Hindi: समर्थ होना
Croatian: priuštiti
Hungarian: megengedheti magának
Indonesian: mampu
Icelandic: hafa efniá
Italian: permettersi
Japanese: 余裕がある
Korean: ...할 여유가 있다
Lithuanian: leisti sau, išgalėti
Latvian: atļauties
Malay: mampu
Dutch: zich (kunnen) veroorloven
Norwegian: ha råd til
Polish: pozwalać sobie na
Persian: بضاعت داشتن
Pashto: قدرت لرل، توان لرل
Portuguese: dar-se ao luxo
Romanian: a-şi permite
Russian: быть в состоянии, иметь в
Slovak: dopriať si
Slovenian: privoščiti si
Serbian: priuštiti sebi nešto
Swedish: ha råd med
Thai: สามารถซื้อได้
Turkish: gücü yetmek, bütçesi elve
Taiwanese: 負擔得起
Ukrainian: мати змогу; дозволяти соб
Urdu: گنجائش ہونا
Vietnamese: đủ khả năng làm gì
Chinese: 负担得起
