to afford a luxury

  • 1luxury — lux‧u‧ry [ˈlʌkʆri] noun luxuries PLURALFORM 1. [countable] something that is expensive and not really necessary but is pleasing and enjoyable: • luxuries such as a yacht and gold plated bathroom fixtures 2. luxury apartment/​car etc a very… …

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  • 2luxury — noun 1 comfort and pleasure ADJECTIVE ▪ great, pure, sheer ▪ It was sheer luxury to step into a hot bath. ▪ ultimate ▪ the ultimate luxury of a sauna in your own home …

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  • 3luxury — n. 1) to enjoy (a) luxury (to enjoy the luxury of a hot bath) 2) to afford a luxury (can we afford the luxury of a second car?) 3) pure, sheer; unaccustomed luxury 4) luxury to + inf. (it was sheer luxury to relax on the beach = it was sheer… …

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  • 4afford */*/*/ — UK [əˈfɔː(r)d] / US [əˈfɔrd] verb [transitive] Word forms afford : present tense I/you/we/they afford he/she/it affords present participle affording past tense afforded past participle afforded Get it right: afford: Afford is never followed by a… …

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  • 5afford — af|ford [ ə fɔrd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) if you can afford something, you have enough money to be able to pay for it. This word always follows can, could, or be able to : I m not sure how they are able to afford such expensive vacations. We… …

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  • 6afford — [[t]əfɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦♦ affords, affording, afforded 1) VERB If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it. [V n] My parents can t even afford a new refrigerator... [V n] The arts should be available to more people at… …

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  • 7luxury - luxurious — ◊ luxury Luxury is great comfort among beautiful and expensive surroundings. We lived in great luxury. ...a life of luxury. Luxury is often used as an adjective in front of a noun. You use it to talk about a class of comfortable, expensive things …

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  • 8Luxury You Can Afford — Infobox Album Name = Luxury You Can Afford Type = album Artist = Joe Cocker Released = August 1978 Recorded = Genre = Blues rock, soft rock, pop rock Length = Label = Island Producer = Allen Toussaint Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …

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  • 9luxury — [[t]lʌ̱kʃəri[/t]] ♦♦♦ luxuries 1) N UNCOUNT Luxury is very great comfort, especially among beautiful and expensive surroundings. By all accounts he leads a life of considerable luxury... She was brought up in an atmosphere of luxury and wealth.… …

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  • 10luxury — 01. For many people in the world, owning a fridge and stove is an unbelievable [luxury], but here in the U.S., we think nothing of it. 02. They spent their honeymoon in a [luxurious] motel at Long Beach. 03. She was raised in a life of [luxury]… …

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