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Business Dictionary :
Affluent, Afford, AFL - CIO and Afraid
Affluent, Afford, AFL - CIO and Afraid
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Affluent : adjective : very rich
• We live in an affluent society.
Afford : verb : to be able to pay or buy
• We could not afford the cost of two telephones.
• The company cannot afford the time to train new staff.
NOTE : only used after can, cannot, could, could not, able to
AFL - CIO = AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR• CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS : an organization linking US trade unions
Afraid : adjective : sorry because something has happened
• I am afraid there are no seats left on the flight to Amsterdam.
• We are afraid your order has been lost in the post.
NOTE : only used after to be