afford verb (MONEY) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

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/əˈfɔːd/

/-ˈfɔːrd/ v

Definition

can afford

to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time

I don't know how he can afford a new car on his salary.

Few people are able to afford cars like that.

She couldn't afford the time off work to see him.

[+ to infinitive] I can't afford to buy a house.

(Definition of afford verb (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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