transcription, транскрипция: [ əfɔ:(r)d ]
( affords, affording, afforded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.
My parents can’t even afford a new refrigerator...
We couldn’t afford to buy a new rug.
VERB : V n , V to-inf
2.
If you say that you cannot afford to do something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you.
We can’t afford to wait...
The country could not afford the luxury of an election.
VERB : V to-inf , V n
3.
If someone or something affords you an opportunity or protection, they give it to you. ( FORMAL )
This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...
It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.
VERB : V n n , V n