What does afford mean?
Definitions for afford
əˈfɔrd, əˈfoʊrdaf·ford
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word afford.
Princeton's WordNet
affordverb
be able to spare or give up
"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
yield, give, affordverb
be the cause or source of
"He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
affordverb
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?"
afford, open, giveverb
afford access to
"the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
Wiktionary
affordverb
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.
Etymology: From afōrthen, geforðian, forðian, from forð. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See forth.
affordverb
To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
Etymology: From afōrthen, geforðian, forðian, from forð. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See forth.
affordverb
To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
Etymology: From afōrthen, geforðian, forðian, from forð. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See forth.
affordverb
To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.
A good life affords consolation in old age.
Etymology: From afōrthen, geforðian, forðian, from forð. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See forth.
Webster Dictionary
Affordverb
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
Etymology: [OE. aforthen, AS. geforian, forian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See Forth.]
Affordverb
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
Etymology: [OE. aforthen, AS. geforian, forian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See Forth.]
Affordverb
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
Etymology: [OE. aforthen, AS. geforian, forian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See Forth.]
Affordverb
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
Etymology: [OE. aforthen, AS. geforian, forian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See Forth.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Afford
af-fōrd′, v.t. to yield or produce: to be able to sell, to expend, or to bear the expense of. [M. E. aforthen, from A.S. geforthian or forthian, to further or cause to come forth.]
Editors Contribution
afford
To have the money within a budget to buy or pay.
They were able to afford to put money in the bank for savings every month.
Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'afford' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2613
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'afford' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1014
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'afford' in Verbs Frequency: #381
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of afford in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of afford in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of afford in a Sentence
If my farm was affected by pests, I could only afford to buy a small amount of( pesticide), which was usually not effective.
Keeping in view of this deprivation, (wealthy) people supported us and like the previous year, we offered those dishes which even a middle class person cannot afford, let alone the poor.
I couldn't afford to rent a hotel for the night and all the camps in Athens sent us away, nobody helped us, no volunteers, nobody.
Dreamers cannot afford to sit around and wait for Congress to get its act together, these young people are just as American as I am, and they deserve a president who will fight for them from day one.
Only the biggest of retailers that are capable will be able to afford these operations.
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- يعطيArabic
- давам, принасям, доставямBulgarian
- dovolit, dovolovatCzech
- fforddioWelsh
- leisten, gewähren, imstande seinGerman
- permitirseSpanish
- olla varaa, tarjota, tuottaa, saada, antaaFinnish
- offrir, permettreFrench
- módjában állHungarian
- permettersiItalian
- 与える, 余裕, ゆとり, 供給Japanese
- atļautiesLatvian
- skaffe, tåle, ha råd tilNorwegian
- pozwalać, pozwolićPolish
- [[conseguir]] [[pagar]], proverPortuguese
- предоставить, быть в состоянии, предоставлять, позволять, позволитьRussian
- приуштити, priùštitiSerbo-Croatian
- dovoliť si, dopriavať si, dovoľovať si, dopriať siSlovak
- privoščitiSlovene
- bereda, skänka, geSwedish
- parası yetmekTurkish
- дозволя́ти собі́Ukrainian
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