- not to be able to afford
- be in a position where something is beyond one's financial means
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
not to be able to afford
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afford — [ə fôrd′] vt. [ME aforthen < OE geforthian, to advance < forthian, to further] 1. to have enough or the means for; bear the cost of without serious inconvenience: used with can or be able [I m not able to afford a car; can you afford the… … English World dictionary
afford — 01. We d like to go skiing this winter, but we can t really [afford] it right now because my wife isn t working. 02. I can t [afford] to go to the bar tonight because I spent too much last week. 03. We re hoping to go to Hawaii for our holidays,… … Grammatical examples in English
afford */*/*/ — UK [əˈfɔː(r)d] / US [əˈfɔrd] verb [transitive] Word forms afford : present tense I/you/we/they afford he/she/it affords present participle affording past tense afforded past participle afforded Get it right: afford: Afford is never followed by a… … English dictionary
afford — af|ford [ ə fɔrd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) if you can afford something, you have enough money to be able to pay for it. This word always follows can, could, or be able to : I m not sure how they are able to afford such expensive vacations. We… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
afford*/*/*/ — [əˈfɔːd] verb [T] 1) can afford or be able to afford to have enough money to pay for something I m not sure how they are able to afford such expensive holidays.[/ex] The company simply cannot afford to keep all its staff.[/ex] 2) can afford or be … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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 pound50; could not afford a holiday; can we afford to buy a new television?). b be in a position to do… … Useful english dictionary
afford — /ə fɔ:d/ verb to be able to pay for or buy something ● We could not afford the cost of two telephones. ● The company cannot afford the time to train new staff. (NOTE: Only used after can, cannot, could, could not, able to) … Dictionary of banking and finance
afford — verb ADVERB ▪ easily, well ▪ She can well afford to pay for herself. ▪ barely, hardly, ill, just, not really … Collocations dictionary
Andy Afford — Infobox Recent cricketer nationality = English country = England country abbrev = Eng name = Andy Afford picture = Replace this image male.svg batting style = Right handed batsman (RHB) bowling style = Slow left arm orthodox FCs = 170 FC runs =… … Wikipedia
can - could - be able to — These words are used to talk about ability, awareness, and the possibility of something being the case. They are also used to say that someone has permission to do something. These uses are dealt with separately in this entry. Can and could are… … Useful english dictionary
