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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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
The ruling concerns a travel provision afforded to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program created in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She welcomed Wednesday's ruling, saying she had "pursued all available legal avenues" so as to "preserve the small amount of justice afforded to the Lovell family".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I knew the silence had robbed Samir of the last joy a caravan afforded, telling tales.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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