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Meaning and definition for "afford" word

[verb] be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
[verb] be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
[verb] afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
[verb] 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?"
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\Af*ford"\ ([a^]f*f[=o]rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afforded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affording}.] [OE. aforthen, AS. gefor[eth]ian, for[eth]ian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for[eth] forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See {Forth}.] 1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish. 2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age. His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers. --Addison. The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats. --Gilpin. 3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity. 4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough. The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits. --Hamilton. He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer. --Wordsworth.

Synonyms for afford

give, yield

See also: allow | allow for | drop | expend | furnish | leave | open | open up | provide | provide for | render | spend | supply |

Related terms: award, be loaded, communicate, confer, dish out, fetch, fill, find, have independent means, have money, have the wherewithal, help to, lavish upon, make provision for, mete out, present, provide, render, run to, set one back, slip, undergo

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Let's analyse "afford" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DROFFA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: afford: 1 + 6 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: afford: 1 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 4 = 32, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
F (2) 6 Lovers Practical, Faithful, Organizer
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

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