"afford" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Be able to spare or give up (synset 201195161)
"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"

is a type of: drop, expend, spend - pay out
Be the cause or source of (synset 202344167)
"He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
subtypes:
- open, open up - make available
- allow, allow for, leave, provide - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
same as: give, yield

verb group: give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
Have the financial means to do something or buy something (synset 202750326)
"We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"
Afford access to (synset 202363033)
"the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

same as: give, open