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Discover LudwigThe phrase "afford to join" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the financial ability or willingness to participate in a group, organization, or activity.
Example: "I would love to participate in the conference, but I can't afford to join this year due to my budget constraints."
Alternatives: "have the means to join" or "can pay to join".
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The plan has upset golfers and neighbors, who say the course is an affordable alternative for people who can't afford to join a country club.
I decided I couldn't afford to join the Oxford Union.
His brother, who couldn't afford to join him, had been killed by an air strike.
Manhattan is like a country club, but not everyone can afford to join.
But with current issues away from the field, I couldn't afford to join a club and waste energy on nonsense.
In the past, Brundred said, members of Congress were given discounted membership rates, so they could afford to join.
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But Ms. McGrann, who earns just $24,000 a year as a medical technician, said she could not have afforded to join the other 13 buyers even at the $80,000 purchase price were it not for the new program.
Those of us who can afford to do so join macro- and micro-cults with abandon.
"We made it so reasonable they couldn't afford not to join," Mr. Kratzer said.
Our exhibitions and most of our activities are free for all and we are asking those who can afford it to join our Friends scheme to ensure we can keep it this way.
But with neighbouring countries UAE and Iran both embarking on nuclear energy programmes, can Kuwait afford not to join the pack?
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