afford
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- (transitive & intransitive) If you can afford something, you have enough money or resources to buy it or do it.
- The richer people, who could afford it, built large houses.
- We cannot afford to put another person on the project.
- I'm afraid I can't afford to waste more time here.
- (transitive), (formal) If you afford someone something, you give it or allow it.
- The Government has continued to afford him protection.
- The city took the opportunity afforded by the break in the weather.