affords

Meaning of affords

verb
  1. 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.
    I think we can afford the extra hour it will take.  We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.
  2. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
    A affords his goods cheaper than B.
  3. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
    Grapes afford wine.  Olives afford oil.  The earth affords fruit.  The sea affords an abundant supply of fish.
  4. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.
    A good life affords consolation in old age.

Information about affords

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of affords is: afford.
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Hyphenation of affords

af-fords

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • affords is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of affords

Safford

Words that rhyme with affords

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