'afford' definitions:
Definition of 'afford'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
verb
Be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: yield, give, afford]
verb
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?"
verb
Synonyms of 'afford'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodate,
- accommodate with,
- accord,
- administer,
- allot,
- allow,
- amount to,
- award,
- be loaded,
- bear,
- bear the expense,
- bestow,
- bestow on,
- bring,
- bring in,
- clothe,
- come to,
- come up to,
- command money,
- communicate,
- confer,
- contribute,
- cost,
- deal,
- deal out,
- dish out,
- dispense,
- dole,
- dole out,
- donate,
- endow,
- endure,
- extend,
- favor with,
- fetch,
- fill,
- fill up,
- find,
- fork out,
- fund,
- furnish,
- gift,
- gift with,
- give,
- give forth,
- give freely,
- give out,
- give up,
- grant,
- gross,
- hand out,
- have independent means,
- have means,
- have money,
- have the wherewithal,
- heap,
- heap upon,
- help to,
- impart,
- indulge with,
- invest,
- issue,
- keep,
- lavish,
- lavish upon,
- let have,
- maintain,
- make available,
- make provision for,
- manage,
- mete,
- mete out,
- mount up to,
- net,
- offer,
- pay,
- pay off,
- pour,
- pour on,
- prepare,
- present,
- produce,
- proffer,
- provide,
- provide for,
- rain,
- recruit,
- render,
- replenish,
- return,
- run into,
- run to,
- sacrifice,
- sell for,
- serve,
- set one back,
- shell out,
- shower,
- shower down upon,
- slip,
- snow,
- spare,
- spare the price,
- stand,
- stock,
- store,
- subsidize,
- supply,
- support,
- tender,
- total up to,
- undergo,
- vouchsafe,
- well afford,
- yield