Definition of afford Afford

/ʌfɔˈɹd/ - [uford] - af•ford

We found 16 definitions of afford from 6 different sources.

What does afford mean?

Verb affords, affording, afforded
afford - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
		open, give
afford - be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
		expend, spend, drop pay out; "spend money"
afford - 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?"
afford - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
		yield, give
		furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
		open up, open talk freely and without inhibition
		give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
		allow for, provide, allow, leave take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

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afford (Verb)
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.
afford (Verb)
To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
afford (Verb)
To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
afford (Verb)
To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

afford (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.
afford (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.
afford (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.
afford (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.

afford
af-fōrd′, v.t. to yield or produce: to be able to sell, to expend, or to bear the expense of. [M. E. aforthen, from A.S. geforthian or forthian, to further or cause to come forth.]

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