Afford

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish.
  • (v. t.) To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age.
  • (v. t.) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity.
  • (v. t.) To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.

Compare afford with other words:

afford vs. allot

afford vs. insult

afford vs. declare

accommodate vs. afford

afford vs. save

afford vs. present

afford vs. opportunity

afford vs. subministrate

afford vs. award

afford vs. afforded

afford vs. mobile

afford vs. provision

afford vs. pay

accord vs. afford

afford vs. effort

afford vs. avoid

afford vs. overbuy

afford vs. beteem

afford vs. allow

afford vs. confer

afford vs. furnish

afford vs. grant

afford vs. issue

afford vs. produce

afford vs. yield

afford vs. supply

afford vs. provide

afford vs. bear

afford vs. offer

afford vs. incur

afford vs. swing

afford vs. give