Afford

·vt 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.

II. Afford ·vt To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish.

III. Afford ·vt To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity.

IV. Afford ·vt To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to Provide; to Furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age.