afford
11afford — af|ford W3S1 [əˈfo:d US o:rd] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: geforthian to carry out , from forth] 1.) can/could afford [usually negative] a) to have enough money to buy or pay for something afford [to do] sth ▪ We can t afford to go on vacation… …
12afford — 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,… …
13afford — 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… …
14afford*/*/*/ — [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 …
15afford — [[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… …
16afford — verb (T) 1 can afford a) to have enough money to buy or pay for something: Only the bigger clubs can afford the enormous fees that these players demand. | afford to do sth: We can t afford to go on vacation this year. b) to have enough time to do …
17afford — /euh fawrd , euh fohrd /, v.t. 1. to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can t afford another drought. 2. to be able to meet the expense of; have or be able to spare the price of: Can we… …
18afford — verb ADVERB ▪ easily, well ▪ She can well afford to pay for herself. ▪ barely, hardly, ill, just, not really …
19afford — /əˈfɔd / (say uh fawd) verb (t) 1. (often preceded by can or may and followed by an infinitive) to have the means: we can afford to sell cheap. 2. (often preceded by can or may) to be able to meet the expense of; spare the price of: he can t… …
20afford — v.tr. 1 (prec. by can or be able to; often foll. by to + infin.) a have enough money, means, time, etc., for; be able to spare (can afford pound50; could not afford a holiday; can we afford to buy a new television?). b be in a position to do… …
