Definition of afford

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Afford (v. t.) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity..

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Comfort :: Comfort (n.) Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation..
Patronage :: Patronage (n.) Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author..
Suffisance :: Sufficing (a.) Affording enough; satisfying.
Relay :: Relay (n.) A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision for successive relief..
Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..
Pleasureful :: Pleasureful (a.) Affording pleasure.
Furnish :: Furnish (v. t.) To offer for use; to provide (something); to give (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry: to furnish arms for defense..
Channel :: Channel (n.) The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels..
Ssociable :: SSociable (a.) Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation; as, a sociable party..
Cleavage :: Cleavage (n.) The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum, affording more or less smooth surfaces; the direction of the dividing plane; a fragment obtained by cleaving, as of a diamond. See Parting..
Luciferous :: Luciferous (a.) Giving light; affording light or means of discovery.
Escort :: Escort (n.) A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; -- applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea..
Lend :: Lend (v. t.) To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence..
Allow :: Allow (v. t.) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest..
Afford :: Afford (v. t.) To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough..
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought)..
Hyemation :: Hyemation (n.) The act of affording shelter in winter.
Comfortable :: Comfortable (a.) Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope..
Camp :: Camp (v. t.) To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers..
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise..
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