How to pronounce afford
Listen to afford in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“afford” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 474 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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afford, or could no longer afford, electricity.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 6:51 · hear it here
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WE CAN AFFORD IT NOW BUT WE CAN AFFORD THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
NASA · watch from 12:21 · hear it here
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The army can afford it, but KWS can't afford that.
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 61:54 · hear it here
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you can afford it. If you can afford to essentially go
GAO · watch from 21:24 · hear it here
Why real speech
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