| afford | | |
| v. (consumption) | 1. afford | be able to spare or give up.; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person" |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| v. (possession) | 2. afford, give, yield | be the cause or source of.; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" |
| ~ open up, open | make available.; "This opens up new possibilities" |
| ~ give | cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense.; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ allow for, allow, provide, leave | make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" |
| v. (stative) | 3. afford | have the financial means to do something or buy something.; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?" |
| v. (possession) | 4. afford, give, open | afford access to.; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" |
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