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Discover LudwigThe phrase "afford paying" is correct and usable in written English
It is used to say that someone is able to pay for something, usually referring to a financial obligation or expense. For example, "After careful budgeting, I was finally able to afford paying for my car repairs."
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A wealthier society would find it easier to afford paying pensions.
However, it looks like we may not be able to afford paying the childcare costs for two children if she returns to work.
The reason it's a mistake is that you should choose your apartment strictly on the basis of what you want and what you can afford, paying zero attention to irrelevant information about rents in the place you used to live.
For those reasons, and the fact that archdiocese may well be able to afford paying for the settlements without filing for bankruptcy, plaintiffs' lawyers said they suspected that the talk about bankruptcy was mostly a negotiating strategy to lower the financial expectations of the plaintiffs.
Even as Dimon warned that "all businesses tend to pass their costs on to customers", Obama made it clear he would not be moved: "If these companies are in good enough shape to afford massive bonuses, they are surely in good enough shape to afford paying back every penny to taxpayers".
If these companies are in good enough shape to afford massive bonuses, they are surely in good enough shape to afford paying back every penny to taxpayers.
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They needed the children to help with farm work because they could not afford paid labour.
He reasoned that if they could afford pay-TV they could stump up for a mobile phone.
one summer – couldn't afford – pay – interest anymore – surrendered.
No longer can they afford pay-as-you-go schemes with generous defined benefits.
Payment capacity of patients was assessed using a single question "Would you be able to pay for the treatment costs?" The response options included "Can afford to pay full costs/Can afford to pay partial costs/Cannot afford to pay".
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