Afford
Afford verb - To have enough money for.
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Synonyms for Afford
Engineer and afford are semantically related in arrange topic. In some cases you can use "Engineer" instead a verb "Afford".
Nearby Words: affordable, affording
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It quickly becomes clear that she's more than competent enough for her job, and given the situation New LA is in, they can't afford to not take advantage of every able engineer they can get.
Source: Improbable Age -
This causes him to later develop the Engineer Bot and when that failed as well go through Saxton's own policy to claim Mann Corp through fisticuffs (which also involved loophole abuse), as he was fighting the war at a loss at that point and can't afford to prolong it the way his brothers did.
Source: Cut Lex Luthor a Check
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