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afford

verb as in able to have or do; within financial means

verb as in give, produce

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Marfia, 81, had to sell his family home after his wife died because he couldn’t afford $3,000 in monthly expenses and was in debt.

She would nibble at it inside the tent, out of sight from other children whose parents couldn’t afford to buy their kids fruit.

So I had this creative part of my personality, and I wanted to get scholarships so I could afford to come to America.

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Yet Japan has had little trouble affording the interest payments.

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“They can afford it, but they started to ask, ‘Can I justify it?’”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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