What is the Latin word for afford?

The usual Latin words for “afford” are ferō, efferō, prōferō; also fundō, effundō, afferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“afford” in Latin

ferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bear efferōto bring, bear, carry, take out, forth, away; transport; to carry out (of the house) for burial, bear to the grave, bury prōferōto bring out, bring forth; to make known, produce in public, publish, reveal; to appear, show oneself fundōto pour out, shed; to melt, cast, found, make by smelting; to overthrow, overcome, rout, vanquish an enemy, rout, scatte effundōto pour out, shed, spread abroad, drain off; to pour, drive, cast or send out, shower, discharge; to give oneself up to,afferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,efficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, praestōto be preferable, better, coupled with quam; to be outstanding, be exceeding in something, to excel, stand out, be super tantusof such size, of such measure; so much, so great, such, so many prōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out; to conduct to; bring before, present; to draw or stretch out, lengthen, extend

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

afford

Yield, of the earth, trees, etc.: ferre, efferre, proferre: fundere: effundere (of nature, the earth, a field: fundere and effundere = yield abundantly). Afford fruit or produce, ferre fruges, or ferre only; fructum afferre; efferre (especially of a field). The tree affords its fruit, arbor fert.

Produce, cause, etc., afferre (to bring): facere, efficere (to cause): esse (with dative): praestare. To afford profit or pleasure, utilitatem or voluptatem afferre; usui or voluptati esse: to afford anybody continual pleasure, voluptatem perpetuam praestare alicui: comfort, consolation, solatium dare, praebere, afferre, solatio or solatium esse. To afford no consolation (of things), nihil habere consolationis: a hope, aliquem in spem vocare or adducere (adducere, also, of things): of anything, alicujus rei spem alicui afferre, ostendere or ostentare; spem alicujus rei alicui efferre (of things); spem alicui rei praebere: an expectation, exspectationem movere, commovere, facere, concitare: assistance, auxilium or opem ferre alicui (against anything, contra aliquid): aliquem opera adjuvare in aliqua re, alicui opitulari in aliqua re facienda, alicui operamsuam commodare ad aliquid, alicui operam praebere in aliqua re (to serve or assist in the execution of anything: the last especially of assistance with one’s own hands).

To be able to buy with prudence, *tanti, tam care, tanta pecunia emere posse: tantam impensam facere posse (of a large outlay): suum facere posse (to be able to make anything one’s own). I can not afford anything, *multo pluris est aliquid, quam ut ego emere, or meum facere, possim.

To be able to sell without loss or with sufficient profit. I can not afford it for less, non possum minoris vendere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for afford?: The usual Latin words for “afford” are ferō, efferō, prōferō; also fundō, effundō, afferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.