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Definitions for Afford

[1] to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
[2] to be able to meet the expense of; have or be able to spare the price of: Can we afford a trip to Europe this year? The city can easily afford to repair the street.
[3] to be able to give or spare: He can't afford the loss of a day.
[4] to furnish; supply: The transaction afforded him a good profit.
[5] to be capable of yielding or providing: The records afford no explanation.
[6] to give or confer upon: to afford great pleasure to someone.
[7] (preceded by can, could, etc ) to be able to do or spare something, esp without incurring financial difficulties or without risk of undesirable consequences we can afford to buy a small house ; I can afford to give you one of my chess sets ; we can't afford to miss this play
[8] to give, yield, or supply the meeting afforded much useful information

Words related to Afford

manage, allow, provide, grant, offer, support, bear, sustain, incur, stand, spare, render, supply, yield, bestow, impart, furnish

Words nearby Afford

affluent society, affluential, affluenza, afflux, affogato, afford, affordable, affordable care act, afforest, affranchise, affray

Origin of Afford

before 1050; Middle English aforthen, iforthen, Old English geforthian to further, accomplish, equivalent to ge- y- + forth forth + -ian infinitive suffix

Words that may be confused with Afford

accord, afford

Other words from Afford

un·af·ford·ed , adjective

Word origin for Afford

Old English geforthian to further, promote, from forth forth ; the Old English prefix ge- was later reduced to a-, and the modern spelling (C16) is influenced by words beginning aff-

Synonyms for Afford

allow, manage, bear, incur, spare, stand, support, sustain, be able to, be disposed to, have enough for, have the means for