afford

What is the Definition of afford?

Verb:

  1. be able to spare or give up
  2. be the cause or source of
  3. have the financial means to do something or buy something
  4. afford access to

How can I use afford in a sentence?

My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.

What would you know about it, Weasley, you could not afford half the handle, Malfoy snapped back.

They could not afford to waste any more time, Snape might even now be playing Fluffy to sleep.

Harry did not think there was anything wrong with not being able to afford an owl.

And Gryffindor really can not afford to lose any more points, can it?


Other meanings of afford (synonyms, cognates).


ENRU
afford
  • предоставлять, позволить себе
affordable
  • доступный
affordably
  • доступно


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