as in going
to have enough money for
we can't afford a new car this year
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Recent Examples of affording
In the wealthier Pacific Palisades and Malibu, affording to rebuild can be easier than in historically upper-middle-class Altadena.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
With just 28 beachfront and cliffside rooms, this hotel feels like the cooler younger sibling to the original, affording guests access to all the amenities at the larger property.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
The state’s changes to the rates chafed some local districts’ officials, including fire districts that fretted about affording equipment and firefighters as risks from wildfires loomed large year-round.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
But many more have trouble affording the costly shots.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
For instance, the mathematical ranking of a schedule might not consider that a school played a series of road games to start the previous year, affording them an early home contest this time around, if possible.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The poll comes as wealthier households are having trouble affording basics, while discount retailers like Walmart and even Dollar Tree are seeing more higher-income customers.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Part of the issue is being able to imagine alternative modes, something that frogposting gestures towards but seems incapable of affording more fully.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
Concerns about affording college often come up with clients who are deciding on whether or not to get a degree.
—Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
With just 28 beachfront and cliffside rooms, this hotel feels like the cooler younger sibling to the original, affording guests access to all the amenities at the larger property.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
The state’s changes to the rates chafed some local districts’ officials, including fire districts that fretted about affording equipment and firefighters as risks from wildfires loomed large year-round.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
But many more have trouble affording the costly shots.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
For instance, the mathematical ranking of a schedule might not consider that a school played a series of road games to start the previous year, affording them an early home contest this time around, if possible.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The poll comes as wealthier households are having trouble affording basics, while discount retailers like Walmart and even Dollar Tree are seeing more higher-income customers.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Part of the issue is being able to imagine alternative modes, something that frogposting gestures towards but seems incapable of affording more fully.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
Concerns about affording college often come up with clients who are deciding on whether or not to get a degree.
—Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affording
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San Jose was seventh in MLS with 60 goals scored while going 11-15-8 last season.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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But most of its richest pleasures come down to Fiennes going balls to the wall with a truly memorable character — half lunatic and half visionary.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Away from the cameras, Matt and Luciana have remained committed to their decades-long romance, including seeing each other in the middle of projects, attending red carpet events and getting matching tattoos.—
Jessica Booth,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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What happened that took you from getting far away to appreciating your childhood environs?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Affording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affording. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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