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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Afford \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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: {open}, {give}]
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