afford

af·ford  (-fôrd, -frd)

tr.v. af·ford·ed, af·ford·ing, af·fords

1. To have the financial means for; bear the cost of: not able to afford a new car.

2. To manage to spare or give up: can't afford an hour for lunch.

3. To manage or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself: can afford to be tolerant.

4. To make available; provide: a sport affording good exercise; a tree that affords ample shade.

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[Middle English aforthen, from Old English geforthian, to carry out : ge-, perfective pref.; see yclept + forthian, to further (from forth, forth, forward; see per¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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afford

Verb

1. can afford to be able to do or spare something without risking financial difficulties or undesirable consequences: she can't afford to be choosy

2. to give or supply: afford me an opportunity to judge for myself [Old English geforthian to further, promote]

affordable adj
affordability n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	afford - be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person" expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
	2.	afford - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" yield, give open up, open - make available; "This opens up new possibilities" give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
	3.	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.	afford - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" open, give

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afford

verb 1. have the money for, manage, bear, pay for, spare, stand, stretch to

verb 2. bear, stand, sustain, allow yourself

verb 3. give, offer, provide, produce, supply, grant, yield, render, furnish, bestow, impart

Translations

afford [əˈfɔːd] vt → poder permitirse (= provide); proporcionar;

can we afford a car? → ¿podemos permitirnos el gasto de comprar un coche?

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afford [əˈfɔːd] vt [+ goods etc] → avoir les moyens d'acheter or d'entretenir [+ behaviour]; se permettre (= provide); fournir, procurer;

can we afford a car? → avons-nous de quoi acheter or les moyens d'acheter une voiture?;

I can't afford the time → je n'ai vraiment pas le temps

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afford [əˈfɔːd] vt → sich dat leisten;

(time) → aufbringen;

(provide) → bieten;

can we afford a car? → können wir uns ein Auto leisten?;

I can't afford the time → ich habe einfach nicht die Zeit

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afford [əˈfɔːd] vt → permettersi (= provide); fornire;

I can't afford the time → non ho veramente il tempo;

can we afford a car? → possiamo permetterci un'automobile?