Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - afford
Afford
afford
v.tr. 1 (prec. by can or be able to; often foll. by to + infin.) a have enough money, means, time, etc., for; be able to spare (can afford {pound}50; could not afford a holiday; can we afford to buy a new television?). b be in a position to do something (esp. without risk of adverse consequences) (can't afford to let him think so). 2 yield a supply of. 3 provide (affords a view of the sea). Derivatives affordable adj. affordability n. Etymology: ME f. OE geforthian promote (as Y-, FORTH), assim. to words in AF-
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transitive verb see: co- Date: 14th century 1. to manage to bear without serious detriment , to be able to bear the cost of , to make available, give forth, or provide naturally or inevitably , see: give ~ability noun ~able adjective ~ably adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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