AFFORD
Dictionary entry overview: What does afford mean?
• AFFORD (verb)
The verb AFFORD has 4 senses:
1. be able to spare or give up
2. be the cause or source of
3. have the financial means to do something or buy something
4. afford access to
Familiarity information: AFFORD used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• AFFORD (verb)
Meaning:
Be able to spare or give up
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Context example:
I can't afford to spend two hours with this person
Hypernyms (to "afford" is one way to...):
drop; expend; spend (pay out)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be the cause or source of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
yield; afford; give
Context examples:
He gave me a lot of trouble / Our meeting afforded much interesting information
Hypernyms (to "afford" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "afford"):
open; open up (make available)
allow; allow for; leave; provide (make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Have the financial means to do something or buy something
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
We can't afford to send our children to college / Can you afford this car?
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Afford access to
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
afford; open; give
Context examples:
the door opens to the patio / The French doors give onto a terrace
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
