Afford

Definition: Afford

Afford

Verb

1. Be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person".

2. Be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information".

3. 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 access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "afford" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Afford

Aid

Verb: aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid; come to the aid; n. of; contribute, subscribe to; bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, afford aid, supply aid; Noun: give a helping hand, stretch a hand, lend a helping hand, lend a hand, bear a helping hand, hold out a hand, hold out a helping hand; give one a life, give one a cast, give one a turn; take by the hand, take in tow;help a lame dog over a stile, lend wings to.

Condolence

Verb: condole with, console, sympathize express pity, testify pity; afford consolation, supply consolation; lament; with; express sympathy for; feel grief in common with, feel sorrow in common with; share one's sorrow.

Giving

Furnish, supply, help; administer to; afford, spare; accommodate with, indulge with, favor with; shower down upon; lavish, pour on, thrust upon.

Pain

Verb: cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure.

Price

Fetch, sell for, cost, bring in, yield, afford.

Receipt

Bring in, yield, afford, pay, return; accrue; (be received from).

Support

Give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations; bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed.

Wealth

Afford, well afford; command money, command a sum; make both ends meet, hold one's head above water.

Crosswords: Afford

Free to those that can afford it, very expensive to those that can't (Withnail and I; writing credit: Bruce Robinson.)

Well, I couldn't afford a place like this in a million years unless, of course, I'm discovered and become a movie star (Mulholland Dr.; writing credit: David Lynch)

Do you think I'd be working in a place like this if I could afford a real snake (Blade Runner; writing credit: Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Based on the novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' by Philip K. Dick.)

You couln't afford me, old man. (S.L.C. Punk!; writing credit: James Merendino.)

I can afford a blemish on my character, but not on my clothes (Laura; writing credit: Vera Caspary; Jay Dratler)

You know I can't afford to buy her pearls (Uptown Girl; performing artist: Billy Joel)

I'm fixing to know if you can afford to cop (That's What I'm Looking For; performing artist: Da Brat)

But then an old guitar is all he can afford (Sultans Of Swing; performing artist: Dire Straits)

I can finally afford to provide my family wit groceries (Forgot About Dre; performing artist: Dr. dre)

Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford, (Valotte; performing artist: Julian Lennon)

Only the brave deserve the fair, but only rich, fat, cowardly merchants can afford same. (references; author: Chinese Proverb)

Laziness is the only luxury that not even a millionaire can afford. (references; author: unknown)

If you wait to have kids until you can afford them, you probably never will. (references; author: unknown)

Can't Afford To Be A Star (performing artist: Jimmy Sturr)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A Housekeeper Is Cheaper Than a Divorce: Why You Can Afford to Hire Help and How to Get It (reference)

• Dressing Smart for Men: 101 Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make...and How to Avoid Them (reference)

• How Can I Ever Afford Children?: Money Skills for New and Experienced Parents (Wiley Personal Finance Solutions) (reference)

• How to Afford a Log Home: Save 25 Percent Without Lifting a Log (5th Edition) (reference)

• It's a Job, Not a Jail: How to Break Your Shackles When You Can't Afford to Quit (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Luxury You Can Afford [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Sections, west elevation, entry details, window details. Measured drawing delineated by W.C. Yanike, March 1934. (Reproduction Number: HABS NE-35-10, sheet 2 of 2; negative number LC-USZA3-34) Many early white settlers in the Western plains built sod-block houses such as this one because they could not afford lumber. Some sod houses had dirt floors, sod walls that sprouted grass in the summer, and roofs of tree branches covered with more sod. Others had wooden roofs and floors and plaster walls. All needed frequent repairs, and few lasted longer than fifty years. Gustav Rohrich, an Austrian-born farmer, built this two-room house with an attached cellar in 1883 for his young family. He was still living in the house when these drawings were made in 1934. At that time, he was eighty-five years old and his well-maintained house was the last "soddy" standing in the township. Credit: Library of Congress.

Which end can he afford to believe?. Credit: Library of Congress.

It's beautiful -- but can I afford it?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mrs. Herbster finds that clothing a family of six persons takes a lot of planning and shopping. She is anxious to buy the best she can afford. Credit: Library of Congress.

Housing in a tourist camp occupied by migrant citrus workers. Many migrants, who cannot afford to rent such houses, live in tents or in crude homemade trailers. Winterhaven, Florida. Credit: Library of Congress.

A tourist camp used by migrant citrus workers. Some migrants cannot afford to rent such houses, and live in tents or crude homemade trailers. Winterhaven, Florida. Credit: Library of Congress.

West side of San Joaquin Valley, California. Caterpillar diesel type tractor is common in California. Only very large-scale operations can afford this type. Cultivating potato-fields. Credit: Library of Congress.

Farmer's wife in her kitchen near Auburn, California. Notice the electric stove and wood or coal range adjoining. This is a common sight in this section which is generally electrified but where electricity rates are higher than many farmers can afford to. Credit: Library of Congress.

When it comes to building the house, there's only one thing they can afford to do -- dream. Credit: Library of Congress.

Some people can't afford to eat : boycott meat, April 1-7. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The conqueror, it is true, usually, by the force he has over them, compels them, with a sword at their breasts, to stoop to his conditions, and submit to such a government as he pleases to afford them; but the enquiry is, what right he has to do so? If it be said, they submit by their own consent, then this allows their own consent to be necessary to give the conqueror a title to rule over them. (Second Treatise of Government)

One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection. (reference)

Furthermore they agree to afford, so far as the provisions of their laws and the requirements of public health allow, every facility for giving effect to requests that the bodies of their soldiers and sailors may be transferred to their own country. (reference)

We cannot afford, if we can help it, to work on narrow margins, offering temptations to a trial of strength. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Indeed there were no casual observers in the Old Pink Dog Bar on the lower South Side of Han Dold City because it wasn't the sort of place you could afford to do things casually in if you wanted to stay alive

Ah, that thou wouldst as soon afford a grave As thou canst yield a melancholy seat

I got down into the canoe, while the Dutchman standing upon the deck, loaded me with all the curses and injurious terms his language could afford.

There were times when I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the present moment to any work, whether of the head or hands

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

These afford the clinician a unique opportunity to ameliorate the side effects induced by cancer therapy. (references)

DPD occurs about 72 hours after UVR exposure and does not afford much protection against UVB erythema and pyrimidine dimer formation. (references)

Counseling services must be accurate and provide balanced information to afford individuals the opportunity to make autonomous decisions. (references)

Business

As a result companies can afford to do more with technology. (references)

Ukrainian customers cannot afford to pay $300 to $1000 for installation. (references)

Previously only the elite could afford to educate their children in this field. (references)

Children

Sierra Leone

Schools are financed largely by formal and informal fees, but many families cannot afford to pay them. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

Many of those families who could afford it chose to send their children to more expensive private schools. (references)

Hungary

Taking away the family allowance is thus seen by Roma as punishment for neglecting to do something that they cannot afford. (references)

Civil Liberties

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Satellite dishes are popular among those who can afford them. (references)

Afghanistan

Many more are believed to be too poor to afford transportation or too weak to move. (references)

Bulgaria

Access to the Internet is unrestricted, although many citizens cannot afford computers. (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

Ukrainians cannot afford paying +ACQ-300-1000 for installation. (references)

Ukraine

Few enterprises can afford the installation of air and water control systems. (references)

Haiti

Haiti's deteriorating roads make SUVs the vehicle of choice for those who can afford them. (references)

Human Rights

Kenya

Very few can afford attorneys. (references)

Uganda

Many defendants cannot afford legal representation. (references)

Estonia

If a person cannot afford counsel, the State will provide one. (references)

Indigenous People

Cameroon

An estimated 95 percent of Pygmies did not have national identity cards; most Pygmies can not afford or provide the necessary documentation to obtain the identification, which is required to vote in national elections. (references)

Indonesia

Since the workers could not afford the prices, they bought the goods using vouchers representing future wages, thereby, according to the ILO, "turning once independent and relatively well-off farmers into impoverished bonded laborers trapped in an ever-mounting cycle of debt." Tensions with indigenous people in Papua continued. (references)

Minorities

Pakistan

Government authorities afford religious minorities fewer legal protections than are afforded to Sunni Muslim citizens. (references)

Political Economy

ALGERIA

The laws of March 19, 1966, and of July 16, 1976, afford trademark protection. (references)

NIGERIA

While some states claim that they cannot afford the stipulated 5,500 naira labor unions and state workers insist their wages should be the same as those of federal workers. (references)

Ecuador

Many Ecuadorians who have suffered from the cuts in internal spending still fail to understand why the country cannot afford to continue massive subsidies and increase salaries in the current climate. (references)

Trade

Azerbaijan

Many Azeri firms simply cannot afford such loans and turn to private sources for finance. (references)

Czech Rep

Although smaller sales of U.S. goods up to about US$50,000 are common, above this threshold many small Czech businesses cannot afford or secure financing. (references)

Dominican Rep

IDB projects afford U.S. suppliers of goods and services significant export opportunities, mainly in the transportation, environment, health, education, urban development, tourism, agriculture and energy sectors. (references)

Travel

Vietnam

A good rule is to carry with you only what you can afford to lose, and leave the rest in the hotel safe deposit box or in-room safe. (references)

Singapore

While in a foreign country, a U.S. citizen is subject to that country's laws and regulations which sometimes differ significantly from those in the United States and do not afford the same protections available to the individual under U.S. law. (references)

Kenya

CRIMINAL PENALTIES: While in a foreign country, a U.S. citizen is subject to that country's laws and regulations, which sometimes differ significantly from those in the United States and may not afford the protections available to the individual under U.S. law. (references)

Women

Central African Republic

In practice many couples never marry formally because men cannot afford the traditional bride payment. (references)

Pakistan

Other groups concentrate on providing legal aid to poor women in prison who may not be able to afford an attorney. (references)

Afghanistan

Some women could not afford the cost of a burqa, and thus had to remain at home or risk beatings if they left their houses uncovered. (references)

Worker Rights

Iceland

Labor contracts afford even the lowest paid workers a sufficient income for a decent standard of living for themselves and their families. (references)

Germany

Trafficking victims who cannot afford to pay for their return tickets home may be eligible for state and federal funds for transportation and some pocket money. (references)

China

Official visits are supervised closely and afford delegation members very few opportunities to meet local persons not previously approved by the local authorities. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "afford": afford assistance ♦ afford asylum to ♦ afford pleasure ♦ afford shelter ♦ as much as he can afford ♦ can afford ♦ i can ill afford to ♦ i can't afford it. Additional references.

Ending with "afford": ill-afford.

Afrikaans

afwerp (bear, cast, cast off, fling, fling off, get, get rid of, produce, shed, throw off), produseer (bear, produce), oplewer (bear, produce). (various references)

Albanian

jap (accord, adjudge, administer, allow, assign, award, bear, bestow, come through, concede, deliver, dish, dispense, furnish, get through, give, give in, hand in, impart, land, lend, pay, present, produce, provide, reach, throw, vouchsafe, yield), jam në gjendje (be able, can), i lejoj vetes (presume, take liberties). (various references)

Arabic 

‏منح (accord, allow, award, bestow, bless with, concede, confer, contribute to, donate, endow, endue, favor with, favour with, gift with, give, grant, granting, present, presentation), ‏قدر على شراء شىء, ‏قدر (amount, appraise, appreciate, assess, assume, be able to, be capable of, believe, can, consider, cost, count, deal, degree, esteem, estimate, evaluate, guess, lot, magnitude, manage to, measure, number, predestination, predestine, predetermine, presume, prize, proportion, quantity, rate, size, suppose, think, treasure, value, volume), ‏تحمل (bear, bear up, bearing, decamp, defray, endure, firmness, have smb. over, hold out, incur, last, lump it, mizzle, pocket, put up with, see, stand, stick, stick it out, stomach, suffer, support, sustain, tighten, tolerate, undergo), ‏أنتج (bear, breed, create, do, generate, grow, induce, issue, make, originate, output, procreate, produce, push along, reproduce, result, spawn, turn out), ‏أعطى (award, bear, bestow, deign, give, hand, mete, vouchsafe). (various references)

Bulgarian 

разрешавам си, в състояние съм (be able, can), произвеждам (bring forth, fabricate, generate, make, manufacture, produce, promote, put out, queen, raise), позволявам си (indulge, presume, venture), имам средства, имам пари, доставям (accommodate, furnish, get, give, haul, heel, provide, purvey, rustle up, supply), допринасям (contribute, go, promote, redound), давам (accommodate, accord, adduce, administer, allow, award, bring forth, commit, confer, delegate, dig up, endow, gave, give, give in, given, grant, hand out, hold, hold out, kick in, pass, pay, present, produce, put up, render, send, set, show). (various references)

Catalan

permetre (accord, admit, allow, permit). (various references)

Chinese 

力足以做 (able to), 买得起 (Afforded, Affording). (various references)

Czech

poskytnout (administer, extend, furnish, give, grant, house, provide, render, supply, tender, volunteer), dovolit si (take the liberty), dopřát si. (various references)

Danish

tillade (accord, admit, allow, permit), producere (bear, produce). (various references)

Dutch

afwerpen (bear, cast, cast off, fling off, get rid of, produce, shed, throw off), voortbrengen (bear, give birth to, produce), veroorloven (accord, admit, allow, permit), vergunnen (accord, admit, allow, permit), toestaan (accord, admit, allow, permit), toelaten (abide, accord, admit, allow, endure, leave, let, permit, put up with, release, tolerate), opleveren (bear, produce), opbrengen (accord, apply, bear, cover with, give, produce), gedogen (accord, admit, allow, permit). (various references)

Faeroese

loyva (abide, accord, admit, allow, concede, endure, grant, permit, put up with, tolerate). (various references)

Farsi 

موجب شدن (Bring, Entail, Evince, Inbreed, Inure), حاصل کردن (Acquire, Generate, Get), تهیه کردن (Administer, Cater, Furnish, Get, Process, Purvey, Supply), استطاعت داشتن , ازعهده برامدن (Acquit, Answer, Cope, Tackle), دادن (Admit, Concede, Give, Grant, Impute, Mete, Mind, Pay, Render). (various references)

Finnish

antaa (accord, allow, convey, give, hand pass on, issue, jättää pantiksi, leave as a pledge, let, lodge as a security, make out, pledge, present, render, to give, yield), tuottaa (bear, cause, produce, yield), suoda (allow, bestow, give, grant), sallia (accord, admit, allow, give permission, let, permit). (various references)

French

produire. (various references)

Frisian

produsearje (bear, produce), opsmite (bear, produce). (various references)

German

verkraften (cope with, face, manage, take), spenden (administer, administration, bestow, bounties, contribute, doles, donate, give, offer, provide, subscribe), sich leisten können (to afford), sich etw. leisten (allow oneself, treat oneself to), sich etw. erlauben (allow oneself, permit oneself, take the liberty, venture), produzieren (bear, churn out, come up with, crank out, make, manufacture, produce, roll out, turn out), leisten (accomplish, achieve, do, effect, goof, groins, inguinal, keep, last, ledges, manage, observe, perform, put out, render, to achieve, to afford), hervorbringen (bear, born, borne, bring forth, create, develop, originate, produce, put forth, put out, send forth, sing out, spawn, throw up, to create, to spawn, utter, yield), gewähren (accord, bestow, bestowal, deign, extend, furnish, give, grant, impart, to accord, to afford, to allow, to deign, vouchsafe), gestatten (accord, admit, agree to, allow, allow of, allows, consent to, grant, permit, to allow of), erzeugen (bear, beget, breed, cause, clone, create, creation, engender, generate, manufacture, originate, procreate, produce, spawn, stir up, to clone, to constitute, to engender, to generate, to originate), erschwingen, erlauben (accord, admit, allow, let, license, permit, to allow, to permit). (various references)

Greek 

έχω τα μέσα, παρέχω (accord, administer, bestow, confer, grant, issue to, provide, provide with, quarter, supply), διαθέτω χρήματα ή χρόνο, διαθέτω χρήματα, διαθέτω (dispose, dispose of`, will, willed). (various references)

Hebrew 

לעמוד בהוצאות, להרשות לעצמו. (various references)

Hungarian

nyújt (accord, administer, dilate, extend, give, render, stretch, to afford, to dilate, to elongate, to hold out, to lengthen, to mill, to minister, to offer, to present, to rack, to shoot out one's tongue), megenged magának, gyõzi anyagilag. (various references)

Indonesian

sanggup (proof), menghasilkan (generate, produce, productive, yield), memberi (impart, let, offer, put on, vest). (various references)

Italian

produrre (appoint, bear, bring, cause, create, engender, generate, happen, make, manufacture, operate, produce, spawn, sprout, to create, to produce, yield), permettere (accord, admit, allow, authorise, authorize, bear, enable, let, license, permit). (various references)

Korean 

주십시요. (various references)

Malay

perbolehkan (accord, admit, allow, permit), menghasilkan (bear, produce), memperbolehkan (accord, admit, allow, permit). (various references)

Manx

spaarail (doing without, economize, save, saving, spare), fordrail (spare). (various references)

Papiamen

produsí (bear, produce), permití (accord, admit, allow, permit). (various references)

Pig Latin

afforday.(various references)

Polish

pozwalać (accord, admit, allow, permit). (various references)

Portuguese

aquiescer (acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, comply, consent, permit), proporcionar (proportion, provide, supply), poder (ability, action, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, be able to, can, energy, force, grasp, hand, hold, inning, leverage, may, might, potency, power, puissance, reach, rod, ruling, to be able), permitir-se, permitir (accept, admit, allow, brook, deign, grant, have, leave, let, licence, license, permit, receive, release, see, tolerate), dispor (assort, bunch, collocate, dispose, fix up, incline, lay out, line up, make, ordain, order, park, post, prepare, put right), dar (accord, administer, allow, confer, deal, deliver, furnish, gift, give, give in, hand, handsel, impart, inflict, provide, render, supply, to give, yield), consentir (accede, accept, accord, admit, allow, authorise, authorize, comply, consent, permit), conceder (accord, adjudge, allow, award, bestow, concede, deign, give, grant, impart, vouchsafe, yield). (various references)

Romanian

aduce (accompany, adduce, bear, bring, bring in, cause, collect, convey, drive, fetch, furnish, gather, get, lead, produce, secure, supply, take, transport, yield), acorda (accommodate, accord, adjust, agree, allow, attach, attune, award, confer, dovetail, extend, fit, give, grant, invest, key, lend, offer, pay, pitch, place, reconcile, set, tally, temper, vouchsafe), produce (arise, bear, bring, bring about, bring forth, cause, create, deliver, engender, fabricate, generate, give, give forth, happen, machine, make, manufacture, mill, operate, produce, raise, shape, yield), permite (accord, admit, allow, authorise, authorize, empower, enable, grant, indulge in, let, license, permit, permit of), oferi (accord, avail, bid, exhibit, extend, give, hold forth, offer, proffer, put up, show, stand, stretch, yield), furniza (bring, deliver, expedite, find, give, instruct, provide, purvey, supply), da (accord, administer, avail, beat, bestow, bind, deal, deliver, deliver up, extend, fetch, find, gift, give, give away, grant, hallo, hand, inflict, launch, lend, offer, pass, pay, push, reach, render, restore, return, sell, send, set, sound, sprout, yea, yes, yield), îngådui (accord, admit, allow, permit). (various references)

Russian 

предоставлять;позволить себе, приносить (bring, get), позволить себе (take liberties), давать (administer, allow, bestow, downplay, gave, give, give to, impart, lend, let, present). (various references)

Scottish

leig (accord, admit, allow, let, let go, let Irish léigim, let out, permit). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

priuštiti, imati mogućnost, dozvoliti sebi. (various references)

Spanish

producir (activate, bear, breed, bring, bring about, bring forth, bring in, carry, cause, develop, father, generate, give, give rise to, induce, knock out, lead, originate, pay, produce, put out, raise, result in, return, throw back, to produce, turn out, work, yield), permitirse (indulge in, indulge oneself, limit, treat, venture), permitir (accord, admit, admit of, allow, allow in, allow of, allow out, cut in, emend, empower, enable, give, have, let, live, permit, suffer, treat, wear). (various references)

Swedish

alstra (bear, engender, generate, procreate, produce), skänka (accord, bestow, confer, donate, gift, give, give away, impart, lend), producera (bear, produce), göra (achieve, act, be, behave, business, carry out, cause, do, give, have, make, model, perform, render, score, send, shall, task, transact, will, work), förskaffa (procure), erbjuda (extend, hold forth, occur, offer, present, proffer, put on, volunteer). (various references)

Tagalog

pahintulot (accord, admit, allow, permit). (various references)

Turkish

zaman ayırabilmek, parası yetmek, müsaade etmek (accord, admit, allow, give one's blessing to, permit), gücü yetmek, bulabilmek, ízín vermek (accord, admit, allow, permit), ürün vermek (bear, bring forth, crop, produce, yield). (various references)

Ukrainian

надавати (accord, add, allow, attach, endow, give, impart, lend), мати змогу, бути спроможним (be able), давати (accord, allow, bring in, carry, give, produce, provide, yield). (various references)

Welsh

rhoi (ascribe, bestow, give, put, yield), gadael (abandon, absent onself, accord, admit, allow, depart, go away, leave, let, permit), fforddio. (various references)

Yucatec

chaik (accord, admit, allow, permit). (various references)

permittere, subministrabunt, subministratum, subministravit, subministret. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "afford": affordabilities, affordability, affordable, affordably, afforded, affording, affords. (additional references)

Words containing "afford": unaffordable. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Afford" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aasfjord, Afcor, affeed, affer, Afferty, Affo, affort, affro, afor, afora, aford, Afori, Asford, Casford, efford, effore, Ffordd, Gawford, Mafford, offord, Paffard, Qamford. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: draff.

-2 letters: daff, doff, fado, fard, faro, fora, ford, orad, raff, road.

-3 letters: ado, aff, arf, dor, fad, far, for, fro, oaf, oar, off, ora, rad, rod.

-4 letters: ad, ar, do, fa, od, of, or.

+1 letter: affords.

+2 letters: afforded, offguard, tradeoff.

+3 letters: affording, affronted, cofferdam, tradeoffs.

+4 letters: affordable, affordably, afforested, cofferdams.

+5 letters: diffraction, fanfaronade, overstaffed.