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afford
A	verb
	1	afford
			be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚pay ╚spend; expend; drop ╚afford
	2	yield, give, afford
			be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚yield, give, afford ╚leave; allow for; allow; provide ╚open; open up
	3	afford, open, give
			afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

	4	afford
			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?"