affords
v.v. to provide or offer something useful, like an opportunity or a nice view.
v. to provide or supply an opportunity, facility, or advantage. Often used in formal or academic contexts to describe what a situation or object makes possible.
The balcony affords a beautiful view of the ocean.
The new trade agreement affords local businesses a chance to expand into international markets.
The modular design of the software affords developers the flexibility to integrate third-party tools without restructuring the core architecture.
The verb is transitive and often takes two objects (affords someone something) or a direct object followed by a prepositional phrase.
The job affords to me a high salaryThe job affords me a high salaryWhen used with an indirect object, 'afford' does not typically take the preposition 'to' before the person receiving the benefit.