affords
Grants the opportunity
Affords means provides or makes available: The balcony affords a view of the harbor.
More commonly, it appears with "can" to indicate having enough resources—usually money or time—for something: We can't afford a new car, I can't afford to take time off.
The construction extends to risk: We can't afford to lose this game.
Resources for a task
- furnishesProvides or equips
- offersProposals for acceptance
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- yieldsGives forth results
gives · delivers · presents · bestows · extends · contributes · renders · imparts
Gaining authority or confidence
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- permissionGranted right to act
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
authorization · facilitation · opportunity · freedom · access · means · capacity · ability
Likelihood of occurrence
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- openingGap or start
- possibilityState of being achievable
- avenueBroad urban roadway
scope · window · gateway · pathway · horizon · promise · potential · occasion
Sloped connecting surface
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- handrailsBars for gripping while walking
- screen-readerConverts display to audio
supplies
Resources for a task
yields · gives · delivers · presents · bestows · extends · contributes · renders · imparts · accords
empowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- permissionGranted right to act
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
provision · authorization · facilitation · opportunity · freedom · access · means · capacity · ability · resources
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- openingGap or start
- possibilityState of being achievable
avenue · scope · window · gateway · pathway · horizon · promise · potential · occasion · break
ramp
Sloped connecting surface
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- handrailsBars for gripping while walking
screen-reader · captioning · step-free · audio-description · barrier-free
affordslacks
Is missing something
goes without · does without · strains · foregoes · stretches
- affordable housingShelter scaled to earnings
- Affordable Care ActUS healthcare reform law
- housing affordabilityCost of obtaining residence
- affordable careHealthcare priced accessibly
- affordable rentReasonable housing payment
- college affordabilityHigher education cost access
afford, affordable, afforded, affording, unaffordable, affordability, affordance, affordances, unaffordability