Afford and Invent

Afford

Afford verb - To have enough money for.

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Invent and afford are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Invent" instead a verb "Afford".

Nearby Words: affordable, affording

Invent verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Afford and invent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afford" instead a verb "Invent".

kind	afford kind	invent kind
stuff	afford stuff	invent stuff
machine	afford machine	invent machine
suit	afford suit	invent suit
Other words: computer, items, weapons, cars, guns.

First, there were the dub scripts — it's been reported that the BBC couldn't afford a full translation, so they gave scriptwriter David Weir a brief synopsis of each episode and ordered him to invent new dialogue to match the on-screen action.

Source: Series / Monkey
If so, Keenbean doesn't seem to mind that at all as the Rich family are Benevolent Bosses who are using their wealth to enable him to freely invent wonders (some less obvious than others like the Smellmaster) that he likely can't afford to make without a wealthy patron backing him.

Source: Film / Richie Rich

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