to afford
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- verb
- /əˈfɔrd/
:
permitirse
- If you can't afford renewable power, you cannot afford fossil fuels.
- simply cannot afford
- unable to afford
- no longer afford
And he, he can't afford to let me go.
- And he, he can't afford to let me go.
- They finally could buy a home and afford care for their child.
- If you can't afford renewable power, you cannot afford fossil fuels.
- What what happens if I can't afford to live?
- How did you first afford to buy your decks?
- But if you are one of the lucky few who can afford a chauffeur driver.
- That is how they can afford to sell this thing for so cheap.
- So that most people can't afford old school television.
- It's those that can't afford a new car that'll pay it.
- You simply can't afford to be fighting all the time.
- I can't afford to pay for your room and board.
- I can't afford to pay the union.
- If they could handle that payment and afford that, then great.
Examples
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You buy what you can afford, not what you want or need.
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They finally could buy a home and afford care for their child.
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I could actually afford to live by acting.
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It's not a fault, if you can afford it, but can you?
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Good thing he can afford it.
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I don't think I can afford a place in Brooklyn.
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Her clients are predominantly immigrants and are rarely able to afford legal representation.
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With her new job, she can finally afford a vacation every year.
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They had to save for months to afford the down payment on their house.
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After budgeting carefully, he discovered he could afford to buy the new laptop he wanted.
How Affordable
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word afford originally meant 'to give' or 'to provide'. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'I can give what this needs', which is why afford now means having enough money, time, or resources to do or buy something.