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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024af•ford /əˈfɔrd/USA pronunciation v. - to be able to undergo without serious consequence: [~ + object][not: be + ~-ing]The country can't afford another drought.[~ + to + verb]We can't afford to take the chance.
- [not: be + ~-ing;
~ + object] to be able to meet the expense of or pay for: Can I afford a new car? - to furnish;
supply;
give: [~ + object + object]The sale afforded the stockholders a profit.[~ + object + to + object]It afforded a substantial profit to the stockholders.
af•ford•a•ble, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•ford (ə fôrd′, ə fōrd′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect:The country can't afford another drought.
- to be able to meet the expense of;
have or be able to spare the price of:Can we afford a trip to Europe this year? The city can easily afford to repair the street. - to be able to give or spare:He can't afford the loss of a day.
- to furnish;
supply:The transaction afforded him a good profit. - to be capable of yielding or providing:The records afford no explanation.
- to give or confer upon:to afford great pleasure to someone.
- Middle English aforthen, iforthen, Old English geforthian to further, accomplish, equivalent. to ge- y- + forth forth + -ian infinitive suffix bef. 1050
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: afford /əˈfɔːd/ vb - preceded by can, could, etc: to be able to do or spare something, esp without incurring financial difficulties or without risk of undesirable consequences
- to give, yield, or supply
Etymology: Old English geforthian to further, promote, from forth forth; the Old English prefix ge- was later reduced to a-, and the modern spelling (C16) is influenced by words beginning aff-afˈfordable adj afˌfordaˈbility n |