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afford meaning in Tamil

தாங்கு

UK/əˈfɔːd//əˈfoɹd/

afford in Tamil: தாங்கு, உதவு, வாய்ப்பளி. In English, afford means to incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

Tamil words for afford

தாங்கு, உதவு, வாய்ப்பளி

English meaning of afford

  1. verb To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.
  2. verb To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
  3. verb To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
  4. verb To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

Full definition of afford

afford in a sentence

  • I think we can afford the extra hour it will take. We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.
  • Alfred affords his goods cheaper than Bantock.
  • Grapes afford wine. Olives afford oil. The earth affords fruit. The sea affords an abundant supply of fish.

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Questions about afford in Tamil

What is the meaning of afford in Tamil?
Afford in Tamil is தாங்கு, உதவு, வாய்ப்பளி.
afford என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Afford: தாங்கு, உதவு, வாய்ப்பளி.
What does afford mean in English?
Afford means to incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: afford (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: afford (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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