The phrase "afford meaning" is not commonly used in written English and may be confusing.
It could be used in contexts discussing the capacity of something to provide or convey significance or understanding.
Example: "The artwork may seem simple, but it can afford meaning to those who take the time to interpret it."
Alternatives: "provide meaning" or "convey significance".
Alternative treatments are too expensive for many to afford, meaning that some patients are simply left to die.
And, finally, risks to the health of FMSWs are compounded by the fact that, as non-residents of Hong Kong, they are charged a high fee when accessing health services – well beyond that which most can afford, meaning that many do not seek medical assistance, even when treatment is needed [ 12].
It is ambiguous because individual modes such as gestures, gaze, or posture in themselves do not afford meaning, as people always mobilize several modes of communication simultaneously (Kendon 2004).
This appeal to international solidarity is a key element of what is termed AIDS exceptionality a response that embraced this concept from the outset and is encapsulated in the Harvard Consensus Statement, "AIDS treatment will always be more expensive than poor countries can afford; meaning that international aid is key to financing the effort [ 82]".
But higher prices are likely to mean that fans on lower incomes are less able to afford events, meaning the decisions of whether to attend will have already been taken for them.
Her ex-partner has also sent emails to letting agents impugning her ability to afford the rent, meaning she's had to stump up six months in advance to keep hold of a tenancy.
The additional revenue allows us to afford more teachers, meaning smaller class sizes for everyone.
Too many families still struggle to afford the basics, meaning we face a scenario that, in 2015, should have long been consigned to the footnotes of history".
Until he gets a job, he can't afford driving lessons – meaning he's dependent on public transport, which is notoriously unreliable for disabled people.
Through the use of decolonial narrative analysis, findings were organized around two themes describing how cultural and spatial elements in Mapuche communities can afford systems of meaning to remember and make sense of an extreme environmental event like a devastating earthquake.
Thus, while mass distribution is available haptically in principle (e.g., Kloos & Amazeen, 2002), the hands-on experiences in our experiment were unlikely to afford participants with meaning, beyond what the viewing of static images could already provide.
