1. Be able to spare or give up
   "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
    
2. Be the cause or source of
   "Our meeting afforded much interesting information";
   - yield, give
    
3. Have the financial means to do something or buy something
   "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"

Derived forms: afforded, affording, affords

Type of: drop, expend, furnish, get by, make do, manage, offer, provide, render, spend, supply

Encyclopedia: Afford