afford

verb/əˈfɔrd/

Frequency rank: #1,825 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To have enough money or time for something.

Illustration for the English word “afford”

Example sentence

She can't afford to buy the new phone right now.

Synonyms & related words

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