Definitions
To have enough money, time, or resources for something.
Word origin
From Middle English afforthen, aforthen, avorthien, from earlier iforthen, iforthien, ȝeforthien, from Old English forþian, ġeforþian (“to further, accomplish, afford”), from Proto-Germanic *furþōną, from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth, forward”), equivalent to a- + forth. Cognate with Old Norse forða (“to forward oneself, save oneself, escape danger”), Icelandic forða (“to save, rescue”).
Used in a sentence
“I think we can afford the extra hour it will take. We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.”
““[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?[…]””
“If a party member can afford the fee, then the syncophants^([sic]) will go to work.”
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Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Cover the cost of”6 letters
02“Be able to buy”6 letters
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