Afford — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be able to spare or give up

be the cause or source of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælp/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈakbɔːdz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈakbɔːdz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælp/.

Examples

I can't afford to spend two hours with this person
He gave me a lot of trouble
Our meeting afforded much interesting information

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yield open give

Parts of Speech

verb	be able to spare or give up “I can't afford to spend two hours with this person”
verb	be the cause or source of “He gave me a lot of trouble”
verb	have the financial means to do something or buy something “We can't afford to send our children to college”
verb	afford access to “the door opens to the patio”

Word Forms

affordable	adjective	that you have the financial means for
open	noun	information that has become public
opening	noun	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

leisten

in der Lage sein, zu sparen oder aufzugeben

🇫🇷French

permettre

pouvoir épargner ou abandonner

🇪🇸Spanish

poder pagar

ser capaz de sobra o darse por vencido

🇮🇹Italian

permettersi

poter risparmiare o arrendersi

🇳🇱Dutch

veroorloven

kunnen sparen of opgeven

🇵🇹Portuguese

dispor

ser capaz de poupar ou desistir

🇷🇺Russian

предоставлять

иметь возможность сэкономить или отказаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वहन

त्यागने या त्यागने में सक्षम होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সামর্থ্য

অব্যাহতি দিতে বা ছেড়ে দিতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடுக்க

விட்டுவிடலாம் அல்லது விட்டுவிடலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థోమత

విడిచిపెట్టగలరు లేదా వదులుకోగలరు

🇮🇳Marathi

परवडणे

सोडण्यास किंवा सोडण्यास सक्षम व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરવડે

બચાવવા અથવા છોડી દેવા માટે સક્ષમ બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಭಾಯಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ

ಉಳಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താങ്ങാൻ

ഒഴിവാക്കാനോ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കാനോ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਦਾਸ਼ਤ

ਬਖਸ਼ਣ ਜਾਂ ਛੱਡਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਹੋਵੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

برداشت کرنا

چھوڑنے یا ترک کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

买得起

能够节省或放弃

🇯🇵Japanese

余裕ある

余裕があるか、諦めることができる

🇰🇷Korean

여유가 되다

여유가 있거나 포기할 수 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đủ khả năng

có thể phụ tùng hoặc từ bỏ

🇹🇭Thai

จ่ายได้

สามารถไว้ชีวิตหรือยอมแพ้ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberi

bisa menyisihkan atau menyerah

🇵🇭Filipino

kayang bayaran

kayang magtira o sumuko

🇲🇾Malay

mampu

boleh berputus asa atau berputus asa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يمنح

تكون قادرة على تجنيب أو التخلي

🇮🇷Persian

استطاعت

قادر به صرفه جویی یا تسلیم شدن باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

parası yetmek

ayırabilmek veya vazgeçebilmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְשׁוֹת לְעַצמוֹ

להיות מסוגלים לחסוך או לוותר

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