English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "bekostig" is om genoeg geld, hulpbronne of tyd te hê om vir iets te kan betaal of iets te doen sonder om finansiële of ander probleme te veroorsaak. Dit kan ook beteken om die koste van iets te kan dra of om in staat te wees om iets te doen sonder om nadelige gevolge te ervaar.

Sentence Examples

  1. The kitchen alone pissed me off every time I came home, gazing at me with its cheap ugly cabinetry and broken linoleum, things we could never afford to replace.
  2. When she pulled them out they were soaked, the last cigs she could probably afford to buy was fucking ruined.
  3. She would have loved to leave, but the last thing she could afford at that moment was to call any attention to herself.
  4. Only last week his losses at cards were more than he could afford and he could not settle his debts.
  5. They were at least twenty minutes away, which was twenty more than they could afford.
  6. The bends afford a clearer view of the hillside up ahead.
  7. You cannot afford to make mistakes, she chided herself.
  8. And I could afford the extensive remodeling it needed because the asking price was so low.
  9. A close relationship between the two of them would raise eyebrows, and neither of them could afford that.
  10. They could afford to send Ruby here, but that meant sacrifices which both she and John agreed would be worthwhile.

TV Series Examples

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GOT-01-05

How could he afford a new suit of armor?

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GOT-01-05

- Someone who could afford it.

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GOT-01-06

And you can afford that?

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GOT-01-10

No truces. We can't afford to look weak.