affords

Affords is the third-person singular present form of the verb afford. It is used to express that someone has enough money, time, or other resources to do something, or that a person, policy, or situation provides or yields something. The verb can be followed by an infinitive phrase (afford to do something) or by a direct object (afford someone something).

In everyday finance, afford is commonly seen in negative constructions such as cannot afford or can't afford, indicating insufficient resources. In a broader sense, it can describe what a plan, event, or opportunity makes possible: The program affords new opportunities for students. Examples include: I can't afford a new car; The renovation affords a better view of the valley.

The sense of providing or enabling traces back through English usage as a verb meaning to furnish or supply with resources. In modern usage, afford often appears in contexts involving money, time, or other limiting factors, and it appears in phrases like afford to do something or afford someone something.

Related term: affordance is a noun used in design and psychology to describe the action possibilities that an object or environment offers to an individual. It is distinct from the verb form affords, which remains a grammatical verb indicating capability or provision.