verb · neutral
afford
UK/əˈfɔːd/US/əˈfɔːrd/aFFORD
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to have enough money or resources to be able to do or buy something
Examples
“I can't afford a holiday this year.”
“They could finally afford to buy a small house.”
“Is it worth saving if you can't afford the course later?”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the current cost of living, many young people find it difficult to afford to buy property without family support.”
Collocations
- afford to
- can't afford
Word family
affordable adjectiveaffordability noun
Common mistakes
I am affordable to buy it→I can afford to buy it
Say it for a higher band
5can→6be able to→7+afford
Synonyms
be able to pay for
Easily confused
affordable
“The rent in this area is more affordable than downtown.”
manage
“I can't manage to finish so much homework tonight.”
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