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Verb afford has 4 senses

afford - be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
--₁ is one way to spend, expend, drop
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
yield, give, afford - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
--₂ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
afford - 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?"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
afford, open, give - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP