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affording

VERB

able to have or do; within financial means

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow manage

STRONG

bear incur spare stand support sustain

WEAK

be able to be disposed to have enough for have the means for

Antonyms

STRONG

refuse reject

WEAK

take away

VERB

give, produce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grant offer provide

STRONG

bestow furnish impart render supply yield

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny refuse take

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

take away

Example Sentences

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“Affording social safety nets, affording national defense – you’ve got to be a little more competitive,” Dimon said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

However, one could reasonably expect an AI-related positive productivity shock to further lift the nominal equilibrium rate, affording the Fed time to wait out the latest round of supply shocks and inflationary pressure.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The divide where lower income households were priced out of affording EVs is "disappearing", he added.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Cardoso worked for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for 30 years, affording him a special perspective of the city’s architectural fabric.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The practice of encouraging defendants to plead guilty to crimes, rather than affording them the benefit of a full trial, has always carried its risks and downsides.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander