afford
Example Sentences
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“OK, but we can’t afford to take a wrong step,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
If my parents give me $150K, can I afford a house?
From MarketWatch
In practical terms, a median-income household can now afford roughly 82,300 more homes for sale than it could a year ago.
“The result would make things cheaper to produce, but fewer people could afford to buy them,” she added.
From Barron's
When output per worker rises, companies can afford to pay workers more.
From Barron's
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