afford (redirected from afforded)

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?

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

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

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?

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afford

v afford [əˈfoːd]

1 (usually with can, ~could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something I can't afford (to buy) a new car. bekostig يَسْتَطِيع أن يَدْفَع، يَتَمَكَّن مِن شِرَاء имам средства dovolit si, dopřát si have råd til sich leisten διαθέτω, μπορώ να ξοδέψω permitirse, darse el gusto de endale lubama بضاعت داشتن olla varaa avoir les moyens (de) לְהַרשׁוֹת לְעַצמוֹ समर्थ होना priuštiti megengedheti magának mampu hafa efni á permettersi 余裕がある (경제적·시간적으로) 여유가 있다 leisti sau, išgalėti atļauties mampu zich (kunnen) veroorloven ha råd til pozwalać sobie na dar-se ao luxo a-şi permite быть в состоянии, иметь возможность dopriať si privoščiti si priuštiti sebi nešto ha råd med สามารถซื้อได้ gücü yetmek, bütçesi elvermek 負擔得起 мати змогу; дозволяти собі گنجائش ہونا đủ khả năng làm gì 负担得起

2 (usually with can, ~could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her. bekostig يَقْدِر عَلَى، يَسْتَطِيع أن позволявам си dovolit si tillade sig sich leisten είμαι σε θέση, έχω τη δυνατότητα να κάνω κτ. permitirse endale lubama انجام کاری بدون عواقب ناخوشایند olla varaa se permettre pouvoir (de) לְהַרשׁוֹת לְעַצמוֹ धन जुटा पाना dopustiti teheti bisa, dapat geta leyft sér permettersi ～できる ...을 할 수 있다 leisti sau atļauties berkemampuan zich (kunnen) veroorloven tillate seg pozwalać sobie na permitir-se a‑şi permite позволить себе dovoliť si dovoliti si dopustiti sebi nešto kunna tillåta (kosta på) sig สามารถทำได้ elinden gelmek, göze almak 擔當得起 дозволяти собі مقدور ہونا có đủ khả năng làm gì 担当得起