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.
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241. He can ill afford to fail any of his exams.
242. I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford a place to live until I get a job-it's a catch-22 situation.
243. I thought I could afford it, then I costed it out properly and found it was too expensive.
244. We can't afford to become complacent about any of our products.
245. Lower-paid workers often cannot afford the high cost of living in the capital.
246. I'd love to go to Australia. I only wish I could afford to.
247. His disapproving attitude toward cars is simply sour grapes; the fact is that he would like to have a car but can't afford to buy one.
248. In my position, I can't afford to let my judgement be coloured by personal feelings.
249. The shower that we put in a few years back has broken and we cannot afford to replace it.
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250. Molly knew she could not afford to make a single slip .
251. Don't figure on going abroad this summer; we may not be able to afford it.
252. The house is cold because I can't afford to turn the heat on.
253. A family on a budget can't afford meat every day.
254. If we budget carefully we should be able to afford a holiday this year.
255. A holiday would be wonderful but the fact of the matter is we can't afford one.
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.