afforded
Americanadjective
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of afforded
First recorded in 1730–40, for an earlier sense; afford ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective; afford ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb
Example Sentences
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The 21-page document argues that the benefits afforded by such an addition make it both necessary and warranted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
An audit after the program ended a decade later found the state had afforded nearly $1 billion in tax credits with little to show for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
She deviates from the one-note mean girl role, supplying Gen with dimensionality and kindness that characters like these were rarely afforded.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
How irresistible it must be to get a second chance that very few are afforded.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
De Los Santos was especially vulnerable because, like me, he had worked less than a year as a guard and was still on probationary status—not afforded all the protections of union members, in other words.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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