afford

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We will all need to work together to craft a budget that the people of our state can afford, that is compassionate and that invests in people and infrastructure to make our state stronger.

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  1. transitive verb To have the financial means for; bear the cost of: not able to afford a new car.
  2. transitive verb To manage to spare or give up: can't afford an hour for lunch.
  3. transitive verb To manage or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself: can afford to be tolerant.

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afford:   affording ·  afforded ·  affords
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  1. Middle English aforthen, from Old English geforthian, to carry out : ge-, perfective pref.; see yclept + forthian, to further (from forth, forth, forward; see per1 in Indo-European roots).

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  1. Spelled aff- as if of Latin origin, but properly with one f; early modern English afford, affoard, affoord, afoord, from Middle English aforthen, iforthen, ivorthen, earlier iforthien, zeforthian, from Anglo-Saxon geforthian, further, advance, promote, accomplish, perform, from ge- + forthian, further, advance, promote, perform, from forth, forth, forward: see a-, ge-, and forth; cf. further, v.
 

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