Definitions for afford

afford af·ford

Spelling: [uh-fawrd, uh-fohrd]
IPA: /əˈfɔrd, əˈfoʊrd/

Afford is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in afford (adffor).

Definitions for afford

verb (used with object)

  1. to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect:
  2. to be able to meet the expense of; have or be able to spare the price of:
  3. to be able to give or spare:
  4. to furnish; supply:
  5. to be capable of yielding or providing:
  6. to give or confer upon:

Origin of afford

before 1050; Middle English aforthen, iforthen, Old English geforthian to further, accomplish, equivalent to ge- y- + forth forth + -ian infini

Examples for afford

As a matter of dollars and cents, America in the short term may be able to afford disability and food stamps.

From these I shall endeavor to derive all the advantages which they may afford.

It represented everything about the kind of comfort and the little luxuries in life that a good glass of Scotch can afford us.

Selling off the extras, I saw my neighbor marvel at the scent and murmur that he wished he could afford one.

If he had engaged himself to a handsome schoolmistress, it was his fancy, and he could afford it.

There is in this city a rag-picker so wealthy that he can afford to drink wine every day.

Both will afford me encouragement and support in the vicissitudes which yet await me.

He belongs to a gym, he can afford to pay for that: he can shower, he can keep his belongings in a series of lockers there.

Women who could afford to make bail started being released every two hours early Wednesday afternoon.

Even this, however, failed to afford them as much variety as they wished.

Word Value for afford
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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