0 past simple and past participle of afford
1 to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time:
2 to allow someone to have something pleasant or necessary:
The hut afforded little protection from the elements.
[ + two objects ] Her seat afforded her an uninterrupted view of the stage.
Don't be so ridiculous! I can't possibly afford to go on holiday.
Building a dam would be a use of financial resources which this country cannot afford.
This, combined with the fact that the plants are relatively small and afforded few places to hide, resulted in high detection probabilities.
For workers as "cell proprietors" were to be afforded crucial domains of discretion, albeit ones traversed by tensions and potential conflicts.
The local rural economies to which men returned afforded few cashcropping or other productive opportunities.
