The phrase "afford to borrow" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing financial capability or the ability to take on debt without causing financial strain.
Example: "Before taking out a loan, it's important to assess whether you can truly afford to borrow that amount."
Alternatives: "able to take on debt" or "capable of borrowing".
In fact, when comparing the average mortgage payment from 2017 with what today's average rates would allow for, Kapfidze says borrowers can afford to borrow about 10% less than just one year ago.
Suddenly ordinary people could afford to borrow.
"We couldn't afford to borrow the money".
Prequalified — An informal estimate of how much a buyer can afford to borrow for a mortgage.
He can't afford to borrow from the loan sharks: they charge 25percentt a month.
Economists wearing rose-tinted spectacles point out that interest rates today are low, so households can afford to borrow more.
Mr. Schäuble argued — even before the election — that Germany simply could not afford to keep borrowing and passing greater debts on to the next generation.
He supports a budget plan that would take away Pell Grants from 1 million college students over the next 10 years, and advises students who can't afford college to borrow more money from their parents.
The troika of lenders first stepped in during the spring of 2010 after Athens could no longer afford to finance €310bn borrowed from a wide range of major European banks.
Originally intended to speed up the process of public works, these authorities are now routinely created to cover almost any function the state cannot afford to finance without borrowed money.
She filmed at locations she could never afford to rent, but borrowed from the cast and crew's circles of friends, including an office in Rockefeller Center, the Ritz-Carlton on Central Park South and an entire floor of 7 World Trade Center.
