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
afford(verb)
be able to spare or give up
"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
yield, give, afford(verb)
be the cause or source of
"He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
afford(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?"
afford, open, give(verb)
afford access to
"the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
Wiktionary
afford(Verb)
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.
afford(Verb)
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.
afford(Verb)
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.
afford(Verb)
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
Afford(verb)
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.]
Afford(verb)
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.]
Afford(verb)
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.]
Afford(verb)
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
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.
If you can afford to wait until other people are done and they've left, then you should wait, you're reducing the risk of inhaling aerosolized particles from other people.
I think they just want people who can afford the prices eventually, not the likes of ordinary people like myself and my husband.
The hypothesis is that the more stimulating your environment is ... the more you're increasing the complexity of the brain, the more you can afford to lose, you're building a buffer.
They cannot go to the hospital just because they cannot afford the price (of treatment) and whole logistics (of getting there), so they go back to the village and the kid dies in the village ... It's a very recurrent story.
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- يعطيArabic
- принасям, давам, доставямBulgarian
- dovolovat, dovolitCzech
- fforddioWelsh
- imstande sein, gewähren, leistenGerman
- permitirseSpanish
- tarjota, saada, tuottaa, olla varaa, antaaFinnish
- permettre, offrirFrench
- módjában állHungarian
- permettersiItalian
- ゆとり, 余裕, 供給, 与えるJapanese
- atļautiesLatvian
- skaffe, tåle, ha råd tilNorwegian
- pozwalać, pozwolićPolish
- [[conseguir]] [[pagar]], proverPortuguese
- позволить, позволять, быть в состоянии, предоставлять, предоставитьRussian
- priùštiti, приуштитиSerbo-Croatian
- dopriať si, dovoľovať si, dovoliť si, dopriavať siSlovak
- privoščitiSlovene
- ge, skänka, beredaSwedish
- parası yetmekTurkish
- дозволя́ти собі́Ukrainian
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