to be able to afford
1afford — [ə fôrd′] vt. [ME aforthen < OE geforthian, to advance < forthian, to further] 1. to have enough or the means for; bear the cost of without serious inconvenience: used with can or be able [I m not able to afford a car; can you afford the… …
2afford */*/*/ — 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… …
3afford — 01. We d like to go skiing this winter, but we can t really [afford] it right now because my wife isn t working. 02. I can t [afford] to go to the bar tonight because I spent too much last week. 03. We re hoping to go to Hawaii for our holidays,… …
4afford — 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… …
5afford*/*/*/ — [əˈfɔːd] verb [T] 1) can afford or be able to afford to have enough money to pay for something I m not sure how they are able to afford such expensive holidays.[/ex] The company simply cannot afford to keep all its staff.[/ex] 2) can afford or be …
6afford — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English aforthen, from Old English geforthian to carry out, from ge , perfective prefix + forthian to carry out, from forth more at co , forth Date: 14th century 1. a. to manage to bear without s …
7able — [[t]e͟ɪblɪst[/t]] ♦ ablest 1) PHR MODAL If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it. The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal... The company say they re able to keep pricing …
8Afford — Af*ford ([a^]f*f[=o]rd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afforded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affording}.] [OE. aforthen, AS. gefor[eth]ian, for[eth]ian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for[eth] forth, forward. The prefix ge has no well defined sense. See… …
9afford — [v1] able to have or do; within financial means allow, be able to, bear, be disposed to, have enough for, have the means for, incur, manage, spare, stand, support, sustain; concepts 335,713 afford [v2] give, produce bestow, furnish, grant, impart …
10not to be able to afford — be in a position where something is beyond one s financial means …