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• afford */*/*/ — UK [əˈfɔː(r)d] / US [əˈfɔrd] verb [transitive] Word forms afford : present tense I/you/we/they afford he/she/it affords present participle affording past tense afforded past participle afforded Get it right: afford: Afford is never followed by a… …   English dictionary

• afford — af|ford [ ə fɔrd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) if you can afford something, you have enough money to be able to pay for it. This word always follows can, could, or be able to : I m not sure how they are able to afford such expensive vacations. We… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• afford — af|ford W3S1 [əˈfo:d US o:rd] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: geforthian to carry out , from forth] 1.) can/could afford [usually negative] a) to have enough money to buy or pay for something afford [to do] sth ▪ We can t afford to go on vacation… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• protection — n. 1) to afford, give, provide protection 2) government; police protection 3) protection against, from 4) under smb. s protection (she was placed under our protection) * * * [prə tekʃ(ə)n] from give police protection provideprotection government …   Combinatory dictionary

• afford — [[t]əfɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦♦ affords, affording, afforded 1) VERB If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it. [V n] My parents can t even afford a new refrigerator... [V n] The arts should be available to more people at… …   English dictionary

• afford — verb ADVERB ▪ easily, well ▪ She can well afford to pay for herself. ▪ barely, hardly, ill, just, not really …   Collocations dictionary

• protection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ adequate, effective, good, great ▪ added, additional, extra ▪ special ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• protection */*/*/ — UK [prəˈtekʃ(ə)n] / US [prəˈtekʃən] noun Word forms protection : singular protection plural protections 1) [uncountable] the process of keeping someone or something safe, or the condition of being kept safe protection of: the protection of… …   English dictionary

• Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty — The WIPO Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty is a treaty designed to afford broadcasters some control and copyright like control over the content of their broadcasts. See also *WIPO *EFF External links *… …   Wikipedia

• Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …   Universalium

• Pension Protection Fund — The Board of the Pension Protection Fund (the PPF) is a Statutory Fund in the United Kingdom. It was created under the Pensions Act 2004. The Board of the PPF is a Statutory Corporation responsible for managing the Fund and for making payments to …   Wikipedia