How to pronounce afford in English

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Afford Pronunciation

Pronounce Afford as AH F F OW R D.

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    Afford phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'afford'

    • Traditional IPA representation of afford: /æffoʊrd/
    • Modern IPA representation of afford: /æffɒrd/

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    List of meaning for afford

    have enough money to pay for something

    afford(verb)

    be able to spare or give up

    "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"

    yield, give, afford(verb)

    be the cause or source of

    "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

    afford(verb)

    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?"

    afford, open, give(verb)

    afford access to

    "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

    to have enough money for

    we can't afford a new car this year

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    afford in sentence

    1. Because they cannot afford to get stuck in traffic, emergency vehicles have a tocsin on them to warn other drivers to move out of their way on the road.

    2. Although the scourge of crime in the neighborhood continues to get worse, most of the residents are older people who can’t afford to move.

    3. Only affluent families could afford the top-dollar price tags attached to the homes in that neighborhood.

    4. Millionaires tend to live luxurious lives where they can afford even the most ridiculous and unneeded things.

    5. Without ample funds, we cannot afford to make two car payments.

    6. I can only afford one new outfit a month since most of my money goes to bills.

    7. Although the gown was beautiful, the money-strapped bride could not afford such an expensive dress.

    8. The broke college students couldn’t afford to buy anything at the upscale boutique since the cashmere sweaters, and designer bags were out of their price range.

    9. Since this is the final race in the meet, you’ll be racing against the best and you can’t afford to falter even a little.

    10. If I save up enough money, I could afford the tickets to the next Olympics if the ticket prices don’t go up.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term afford

    You're going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you've got to start going there. But immediately. You can't afford to lose a minute.

    J. D. Salinger

    The whole conversation as the EMS drivers put my child in my car was this was what was best for us because we couldn't afford an ambulance, they never did a medical evaluation, they never took Nicole Black blood pressure or temperature. They came up, looked at Nicole Black and said it is going to be $ 600 to take Nicole Black to the hospital.

    Nicole Black

    We in the West do not refrain from childbirth because we are concerned about the population explosion or because we feel we cannot afford children, but because we do not like children.

    Germaine Greer

    The Government and its various structures cannot afford such extensive holidays, at least not this year, you know what I am talking about.

    President Vladimir Putin

    We cannot afford to lose this election to Hillary Clinton.

    Paul Ryan

    Mr. Draghi is showing that the ECB is determined to continue until it gets the results it needs. They are perfectly aware that they cannot afford to fail.

    Mauro Vittorangeli

    A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.

    Howard Crosby

    You have a tremendous amount of underperformance out there in the hedge fund community, when the market starts to turn, it starts to feed on itself because people can't afford to miss out on a rally.

    Ian Winer

    Older women can afford to agree that femininity is a charade, a matter of colored hair, ecru lace and whalebones, the kind of slap and tat that transvestites are in love with, and no more.

    Germaine Greer

    Obamacare is fundamentally broken. Americans can't afford it.

    House Speaker John Boehner

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