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afford
v. be able to do without difficulty; be able to pay for; supply, provide, give to oneself or to another


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Affordance
An affordance is an action that an individual can potentially perform in their environment. However, the more exact meaning depends on whether the word is used to refer to any such action possibility or only to those which the actor is aware of, both of which are common uses. The term is used in the fields of perceptual psychologycognitive psychology,  environmental psychologyindustrial designhuman–computer interaction (HCI), interaction design and artificial intelligence [citation needed].
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afford
Verb
1. be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
(hypernym) spend, expend, drop
2. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
(synonym) yield, give
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(hyponym) open, open up
(verb-group) 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?"
4. afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
(synonym) open, give


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Afford
(v. t.)
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.
  
 
(v. t.)
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.
  
 
(v. t.)
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.
  
 
(v. t.)
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.
  

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afford
verb
to have enough money to pay for something; I can't afford to go to hospital; how can you afford this expensive treatment?


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