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Discover Ludwig"I could afford" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It conveys the idea that someone has the ability or means to pay for or obtain something. Example: "Although the house was expensive, I could afford it with my savings and a small loan from the bank."
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I could afford it.
Surely I could afford a pillow!
At the time I could afford it.
I could afford to be indulgent.
I've lost the stores I could afford.
I was buying stuff simply because I could afford it.
"I'm not rich, but I could afford it," he said.
"It was basically what I could afford," he said.
When I could afford to fly business class.
"I could afford having four children," he said.
I would hire her tomorrow, if I could afford her.
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