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Meaning of afford


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  afford
      v 1: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two
           hours with this person"
      2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble";
         "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn:
         {yield}, {give}, {afford}]
      3: 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?"
      4: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French
         doors give onto a terrace" [syn: {afford}, {open}, {give}]


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