Open
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A sports event in which anybody can contest; as, the Australian Open. a wire that is broken midway. (with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location. (with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Which is not closed; accessible; unimpeded; as, an open gate. Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business. Receptive. Public; as, an open letter, an open declaration. Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character: Having a free variable. Is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X. In current use; mapped to part of memory.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make something accessible or removing an obstacle to something being accessible. To bring up (a topic). To make accessible to customers or clients. To start (a campaign). To become open. To begin conducting business. To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen. To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker. To reveal one's hand. To load into memory for viewing or editing.
Example sentence: A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
Afford
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.
Example sentence: Debt certainly isn't always a bad thing. A mortgage can help you afford a home. Student loans can be a necessity in getting a good job. Both are investments worth making, and both come with fairly low interest rates.