affording
- 1Present participle and gerund of afford.
Affording childcare has become a real challenge for many young parents.
The balcony, affording a sweeping view of the bay, quickly became her favorite spot.
Note
Two quite different meanings of afford share this one form. Elsewhere the money sense usually leans on a word of ability such as could or able, but as a gerund it can stand alone as a subject: affording childcare is a challenge. The participle can carry the 'provide' sense instead, trailing a noun to say what something offers, as in a balcony affording a view. Context, not form, tells you which meaning is meant.
affording is a form of afford
afford, verb: To be able to bear the cost of something (in money, time, or risk) without serious harm. Full entry
- Spelling
- afford → affording: add -ing
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