afforded

[uh-fawr-did] / əˈfɔr dɪd /

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able to have or do; within financial means v.
give, produce v.

VERB

able to have or do; within financial means

Synonyms

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allow manage

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bear incur spare stand support sustain

WEAK

be able to be disposed to have enough for have the means for

Antonyms

STRONG

refuse reject

WEAK

take away

VERB

give, produce

Synonyms

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grant offer provide

STRONG

bestow furnish impart render supply yield

Antonyms

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deny refuse take

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

take away

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afforded

The ruling concerns a travel provision afforded to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program created in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

She welcomed Wednesday's ruling, saying she had "pursued all available legal avenues" so as to "preserve the small amount of justice afforded to the Lovell family".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Thanks to these men, school kids today carry around more computing power in their backpacks than the Pentagon could have afforded in the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

If we lose that food security afforded by our pollinators we could have a global food crisis on our hands.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Way better than anything Grayson could have afforded.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli