Definition

Examples

• "I am a paid intern at a large cosmetic company and can afford to pay up to $450 a month plus bills."
• "Unfortunately, the current economic climate has led to budget cuts, and the corporation cannot afford to take you on a guided tour of the park."
• "Spend as much money as you can afford."
• "In fact, spend more than you can really afford."
• "An attorney will be provided for you by the court if you cannot afford one."
• "Hannah : And we can't afford to sacrifice quality by letting just any site sell our products."
• "I can't afford hot..."
• "How could you possibly afford to buy there?"
• "Lastly, if you can afford it, you can do your grocery shopping in delicatessens."
• "Johns, who has been widely criticised for wasting money on the album, responded to critics yesterday, saying: "You're just jealous because you can't afford to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs."
• "The average American family can't afford to dine in sit down restaurants anymore."
• "After all, you deserve the best treatment that only a very wealthy sub-section of the population can afford."
• "I sincerely doubt you could afford me."
• "How can you afford to live there?"
• "And then I'm supposed to have a meeting with Philip and talk about the sales budget for the next quarter, and I just know he's going to ask me for more stuff that I can't afford to allocate him, and - well - you know what Philip's like, and... It's just too much, mommy!"
• "I could never even pretend to afford one tenth of one of your companies, let alone both!"
• "Icarus : Well you see, the office currently affords us certain liberties in our outward appearances once a week-"
• "Bruno : Unfortunately, the current economic climate has led to budget cuts, and the Corporation cannot afford to take you on a guided tour of the Park."
• "With that, and the current exchange rate, I could afford to buy the flat of my dreams outright."