Afford and Wave

Afford

Afford verb - To have enough money for.
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Synonyms for Afford

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

Nearby Words: affordable, affording

Wave

Wave verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.

Afford and wave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afford" instead a verb "Wave".

Nearby Words: waved, waving, wavy, wavelet, waveband

Common collocations

pair afford pair wave pair
time afford time wave time
car afford car wave car

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / American Gothic Men tip their hats and women hand him flowers, little old men and women thank him for the charity work that has enabled them to afford their medicines, children smile and wave, and so on.
  • Film / 300 We Have Reserves: The general mood among the Persians is that due to the sheer size of their army they can afford to sacrifice plenty of their troops to beat the Spartans, sending in wave after wave that all end in utter defeat.
    Source: Film / 300
  • Slowly becoming this in the United States, thanks to the Great Recession, is people being snatched off the street and paid to wave customers into businesses that can't afford other forms of advertisement.
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