# afford

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** B1 (Intermediate)
- **Part of speech:** verb
- **Pronunciation:** /əˈfɔːd/
- **English:** to have enough money to pay for something
- **Persian:** از عهده‌ی هزینه برآمدن

## Example

> We can't afford a new car this year.
> امسال نمی‌توانیم هزینه‌ی یک ماشین جدید را بپردازیم.

## Word forms

- adjective: affordable

## Common phrases

- can't afford
- afford to buy
- afford the time

## Related words

- [borrow](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/borrow): to take something from someone and give it back later (B1)
- [lend](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/lend): to give something to someone for a short time (B1)
- [customer](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/customer): a person who buys goods or services (B1)
- [valuable](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/valuable): worth a lot of money, or very useful (B1)
- [cheap](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/cheap): costing little money (A2)
- [expensive](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/expensive): costing a lot of money (A2)
- [price](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/price): the amount of money you must pay for something (A2)
- [pay](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/pay): to give money in exchange for something (A2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/afford