afford
verb [ T ]
uk/əˈfɔːd/ uscan afford
to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money:
He is over 60 and can't afford his pension contributions.
can afford to do sth Debt is not necessarily a bad thing if the consumer can afford to pay it back.
to be able to do something without it causing problems:
can afford to do sth We can afford to wait.
I can't afford to pay attention to any controversy.