The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - affordv.

1) have the means, be able or rich enough, manage, bear the expense, pay, provide: We cannot afford to send the children to better schools. 2) give, spare, give up, contribute, donate; sacrifice: The loss of a single day's work was more than I could afford. 3) yield, give, supply, produce, provide, furnish, grant, offer; give forth: May kind heaven afford him everlasting rest. The poems afford no explanation.