Definition: 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.
Use 'afford' in a sentence:
1. We cannot afford any more delays.
2. I've already told you ─ we can't afford it, full stop!
3. We can't afford to slip up.
4. My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator.
5. She could well afford to pay for it herself.
6. I've already told you—we can't afford it, full stop!
7. If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip.
8. Practically speaking, we can't afford it.
9. If I could afford it, I'd have four television sets.
10. I can afford it, but only just.
11. He could not afford to buy a house.
12. In these countries, only the elite can afford an education for their children.
13. We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
14. This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it.
15. Soon the villagers couldn't afford to buy food for themselves.
16. The crunch is that we can't afford to go abroad this year.
17. They could afford a secondhand car, she thought.
18. The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
19. We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.
20. The truth is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
21. I can't afford to run a car on my salary.
22. She could no longer afford to keep him at school.
23. I can't afford it—it's just too expensive for me.
24. What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay?
25. Can we afford a new car?
26. We're wasting valuable time, time we can ill afford.
27. How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know.
28. I can't afford it, it's too expensive.
29. You cannot afford to relax your concentration for a moment.
30. I can't afford it ─ that's the whole point.
31. She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to.
32. I can't afford to get sick.
33. I can't afford it at that price.
34. The price is way above what we can afford.
35. We can't afford to go abroad this summer.
36. I just cannot afford to keep myself.
37. The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.
38. We can't afford to wait.
39. None of them could afford £ 50 for a ticket.
40. If I can afford it, I think I'll go private.
41. The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.
42. They couldn't afford to pay the bills.
43. He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip.
44. How on earth can she afford that?
45. The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience.
46. There's no way we could afford that sort of money.
47. How much money can I afford?
48. He could barely afford the fare.
49. The government cannot afford to alienate either group.
50. We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors.
51. They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
52. If I've got my sums right, I should be able to afford the rent.
