Synonym: furnish, supply, yield. Similar words: can afford, afford to, effort, staff, gaffe, affair, affect, traffic. Meaning: [ə'fɔːd] 
v. 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.
v. 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. 
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181. I can now afford a new car, holidays abroad and lots of other goodies.
182. Why shouldn't she buy it if she can afford it?
183. Things have come to a pretty pass when we can't afford to pay the heating bills!
184. I can't afford to get you a new coat - you'll have to manage with the one you've got.
185. I liked the deluxe edition, but I could afford only a second best.
186. The television's buggered, but I can't afford to get it mended.sentencedict .com
187. It isn't a question of whether we can afford a holiday I'm just too busy at the moment.
188. Developing countries which are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment.
189. There is a real danger that some people will no longer be able to afford insurance.
190. I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.
191. If I can afford it, I think I'll go private .
192. If I could afford it I'd have four television sets.
193. If you can't afford a car, you'll just have to do without.
194. Don't be so ridiculous! I can't possibly afford to go on holiday.
195. Only the extremely rich could afford to lunch at the Mirabelle.
196. She rationalized her decision to abandon her baby by saying she could not afford to keep it.
197. We would give more examples if we could afford the space.
198. The concert was booked out, and in any case, most of the people gathered in the square could not afford the price of a ticket.
199. I can hardly afford the rent on my miserable income.
200. Only people who can afford to lose their money should make high-risk investments.
201. They want to start a family but can't afford it at the moment.
202. If we can't afford beef, we have to do with pork.
203. Only the privileged few could afford to send their children to private schools.
204. Don't feel we are pressuring you to give what you can't afford.
205. They pay full rates. Mind you, they can afford it.
206. If we could afford it, we'd like to go abroad for our holidays.
207. We can't afford to make any false moves once we're in enemy territory.
208. He refused to contribute, on the plea that he couldn't afford it.
209. Only people with plenty of money can afford to shop here.
210. The library costs ￡5 million a year to run, and the council can't afford to keep it going.
More similar words: can afford, afford to, effort, staff, gaffe, affair, affect, traffic, baffled, affable, afflatus, affinity, affliction, word, cord, affectation, order, affectionate, border, cordon, in order, ordeal, record, decaffeinated, discord, in a word, cordial, state of affairs, border on, ordinary.