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afford

Dictionary definition · afford

verb

  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"
  3. have the financial means to do something or buy something"We can't afford to send our children to college"

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).