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afford

verb as in able to have or do; within financial means

verb as in give, produce

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Those who could afford it paid high prices to hire donkey carts or small trucks to make the arduous journey north.

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“The underlying problem was that prices for new and previously built homes were higher than veterans could afford,” Mr. Nasaw writes, and “city and state efforts failed to do much to solve the housing shortage.”

Do you have questions about retirement, Social Security, where to live or how to afford it at all?

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He has nothing saved for retirement and doesn’t think he will be able to afford to buy a house.

If they want to be a teacher, you don’t want them to be an investment banker just so that they can afford to live in New York City.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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