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afford
verb as in able to have or do; within financial means
Example Sentences
Department of Agriculture revealed that nearly 18 million families — 13.5% of U.S. households — struggled to afford enough food.
A mum with kids requiring refrigerated medicines for cancer rang up with her voice cracking because she could not afford her £5 prepayment top-up and asked to be put onto a credit direct debit.
He’s one of baseball’s best young players, he raked the Dodgers for a 1.084 OPS in the World Series, he was everything Aaron Judge was not, and heaven knows the Dodgers can afford him.
People who can afford to temporarily leave the city do that, those who can buy air purifiers do that, and those who can vent on social media do that.
L.A. leaders approve employee raises the city can’t afford and then cut staffing and services while hoping for an economic boom to lift tax revenue.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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