to be able to afford

  • 21afford — af·ford || É™ fɔːd v. be able to do without difficulty; be able to pay for; supply, provide, give to oneself or to another …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 22afford — [OE] This verb originally meant ‘accomplish, fulfil’. In Old English times it was geforthian, formed from the prefix ge , denoting completion of an action, and forthian ‘advance towards completion’ or literally ‘further’ (from the adverb forth).… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 23afford — [OE] This verb originally meant ‘accomplish, fulfil’. In Old English times it was geforthian, formed from the prefix ge , denoting completion of an action, and forthian ‘advance towards completion’ or literally ‘further’ (from the adverb forth).… …

    Word origins

  • 24can afford — ► to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money: »He is over 60 and can t afford his pension contributions. can afford to do sth »Debt is not necessarily a bad thing if the consumer can afford to pay it back. ► to be able to do… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 25can - could - be able to — These words are used to talk about ability, awareness, and the possibility of something being the case. They are also used to say that someone has permission to do something. These uses are dealt with separately in this entry. Can and could are… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 26be able to — These words are used to talk about ability, awareness, and the possibility of something being the case. They are also used to say that someone has permission to do something. These uses are dealt with separately in this entry. Can and could are… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27Andy Afford — Infobox Recent cricketer nationality = English country = England country abbrev = Eng name = Andy Afford picture = Replace this image male.svg batting style = Right handed batsman (RHB) bowling style = Slow left arm orthodox FCs = 170 FC runs =… …

    Wikipedia

  • 28do-able — adj American sexually attractive. This term, used to categorise a potential partner, was pop ular among female Californian high school students in the 1990s and was featured in the 1994 US film Clueless. There s no getting round the style ques… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 29India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

    Universalium

  • 30Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

    Universalium