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afford
verb
1 afford
Be able to spare or give up.
Roget 803:
be rich
etc.
adj.;
roll in wealth,
roll in riches,
wallow in wealth,
wallow in riches.
afford,
well afford;
command money,
command a sum;
make both ends meet,
hold one's head above water.
become rich
etc.
adj.;
strike it rich;
come into a sum of money,
receive a windfall,
receive an inheritance,
hit the jackpot,
win the lottery;
fill one's pocket
etc.
(treasury)
802;
feather one's nest,
make a fortune;
make money
etc.
(acquire)
775.
enrich,
imburse.
worship the golden calf,
worship Mammon.
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Dutch: zich veroorloven
2 afford
Be the cause or source of:
— Our meeting afforded much interesting information.
synonyms: give, yield.
Roget 784:
deliver,
hand,
pass,
put into the hands of;
hand over,
make over,
deliver over,
pass over,
turn over;
assign dower.
present,
give away,
dispense,
dispose of;
give out,
deal out,
dole out,
mete out,
fork out,
squeeze out.
pay
etc.
807;
render,
impart,
communicate.
concede,
cede,
yield,
part with,
shed,
cast;
spend
etc.
809.
give,
bestow,
confer,
grant,
accord,
award,
assign.
intrust,
consign,
vest in.
make a present;
allow,
contribute,
subscribe,
furnish its quota.
invest,
endow,
settle upon;
bequeath,
leave,
devise.
furnish,
supply,
help;
administer to;
afford,
spare;
accommodate with,
indulge with,
favor with;
shower down upon;
lavish,
pour on,
thrust upon.
tip,
bribe;
tickle the palm,
grease the palm;
offer
etc.
763;
sacrifice,
immolate.
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Roget 810:
receive
etc.
785;
take money;
draw from,
derive from;
acquire
etc.
775;
take
etc.
789.
bring in,
yield,
afford,
pay,
return;
accrue
etc.
(be received from)
785.
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Roget 812:
bear a price,
set a price,
fix a price;
appraise,
assess,
doom [U.S.],
price,
charge,
demand,
ask,
require,
exact,
run up;
distrain;
run up a bill
etc.
(debt)
806;
have one's price;
liquidate.
amount to,
come to,
mount up to;
stand one in.
fetch,
sell for,
cost,
bring in,
yield,
afford.
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3 afford
Have the financial means to do something or buy something.
4 afford
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