afford
/əˈfɔːd/ verb [T]Definition
can afford › to have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something: I can't afford a new computer. [+ to do sth] Can we afford to go away? I'd love to come out but I can't afford the time.
can afford to do sth › If you can afford to do something, it is possible for you to do it without causing problems: We can't afford to take that risk.
(Definition of afford verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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