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English to English verb
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be able to spare or give up |  | Example: I can't afford to spend two hours with this person
source: wordnet30
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be the cause or source of | | Example: He gave me a lot of trouble
Our meeting afforded much interesting information
source: wordnet30
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have the financial means to do something or buy something | | Example: We can't afford to send our children to college
Can you afford this car?
source: wordnet30
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afford access to | | Example: the door opens to the patio
The French doors give onto a terrace
source: wordnet30
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To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish. | | source: webster1913
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