Need another word that means the same as “afford”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “afford” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Afford” are: give, yield, open, pay for, bear the expense of, meet the expense of, spare the price of, have the money for, be rich enough for, have the wherewithal for, bear, sustain, stand, carry, provide, supply, present, purvey, make available, offer, impart, bestow, furnish, render, grant, produce
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “afford” as a verb can have the following definitions:
be rich enough for | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
bear | Contain or hold; have within. Steamboats bear the traveller out of Kerrerra Sound. |
bear the expense of | Cause to be born. |
bestow | Bestow a quality on. Bestow an honor on someone. |
carry | Take further or advance. You must carry your camping gear. |
furnish | Provide or equip with furniture. She was able to furnish me with details of the incident. |
give | Give as medicine. Milk is sometimes added to give a richer cheese. |
grant | Allow to have. Grant a privilege. |
have the money for | Have a personal or business relationship with someone. |
have the wherewithal for | Organize or be responsible for. |
impart | Transmit (knowledge or skills. The teachers imparted a great deal of knowledge to their pupils. |
make available | Cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable. |
meet the expense of | Experience as a reaction. |
offer | Present or proffer something for someone to accept or reject as desired. Villagers have gone to offer prayers for the souls of the sailors. |
open | Become open. Do not open with fewer than twelve points. |
pay for | Make a compensation for. |
present | Present somebody with something usually to accuse or criticize. We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason. |
produce | (of a place or process) yield, grow, or supply. Produce a movie. |
provide | Make a possibility or provide opportunity for permit to be attainable or cause to remain. New qualifications must provide for changes in technology. |
purvey | Spread or promote (an idea, view, etc. We didn t want to purvey gloom and doom. |
render | Give up surrender. Render thanks. |
spare the price of | Save or relieve from an experience or action. |
stand | Withstand the force of something. I can t stand brandy. |
supply | Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide. When she died no one could supply her place. |
sustain | Bear (the weight of an object) without breaking or falling. The money will sustain our good cause. |
yield | Give or supply. He yielded to the demands of his partners. |
allocate | Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose. In past years we didn t allocate enough funds to infrastructure maintenance. |
amortization | A period in which a debt is reduced or paid off by regular payments. 75 of the mortgages have an amortization of 25 years or less. |
award | Give, especially as an honor or reward. The award of an honorary doctorate. |
bestow | Bestow a quality on. The office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm. |
bestowal | A gift that is bestowed or conferred. |
cede | Relinquish possession or control over. In 1874 the islands were ceded to Britain. |
concession | The right, given by a company, to sell goods, especially in a particular place. Railcard holders can obtain concessions. |
contribute | Contribute to some cause. The government imposed a tax on fuels which contributed to global warming. |
donation | A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause. The donation of carpets chairs and cutlery. |
empower | Give or delegate power or authority to. Members are empowered to audit the accounts of limited companies. |
enable | Render capable or able for some task. This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street. |
endow | Furnish with an endowment. The country is well endowed with mineral resources. |
endowment | The capital that provides income for an institution. His natural endowments were his height and intelligence. |
endue | Give qualities or abilities to. Our sight would be endued with a far greater sharpness. |
entitle | Give (something) a particular title. A satire entitled The Rise of the Meritocracy. |
finance | The management of money and credit and banking and investments. The health service is financed almost entirely by the taxpayer. |
give | Give food to. This is a place that will not improve with time I give it three weeks. |
grant | A right or privilege that has been granted. Her request was granted. |
impart | Make (information) known. Shiitake mushrooms impart a wonderfully woody flavour to the salad. |
invest | Make an investment. The passage of time has invested the words with an unintended humour. |
laureate | Someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath. A Nobel laureate. |
lend | Have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to. Banks lend only to their current account customers. |
mortgage | A deed effecting a mortgage. A 60 000 mortgage. |
offering | The verbal act of offering. Offerings during Lent will always be gratefully received. |
payable | A liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit. A note payable on demand. |
presentation | A visual representation of something. Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations. |
provide | Make a possibility or provide opportunity for permit to be attainable or cause to remain. New qualifications must provide for changes in technology. |
situation | The location and surroundings of a place. Found herself in a very fortunate situation. |
sponsorship | The position of being a sponsor. The company s sponsorship of the tournament. |
yield | Move in order to make room for someone for something. I yielded the point. |
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