unaffordable
adjective
un·af·ford·able
ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-bəl 
: too costly to be paid for : not affordable
unaffordable tuition
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Even though many life-saving drugs are vastly unaffordable to people who need them most, drug prices on the whole are only up 0.4% year-over-year.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Southern California home prices hit a record in March amid sky-high mortgage interest rates, a combination that’s creating the most unaffordable housing market in a generation.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Youngkin vetoed an identical pair of bills that would have established a Virginia Prescription Drug Affordability Board to review drug prices and set upper cost limits for those found to be unaffordable.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
California teacher residencies are also unaffordable for many prospective teachers.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research YES: Unfortunately, as more productive people and businesses leave San Diego because of unaffordable housing, excessive taxes and out-of-balance living expenses, out-migration will continue.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The picture is bleak—housing is severely unaffordable.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Keawe spends more than a third of his monthly income on his housing, meaning the rent is unaffordable by federal measures.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
Inflation has risen sharply, making many products unaffordable for Cubans who depend on an average monthly state salary of $16.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Southern California home prices hit a record in March amid sky-high mortgage interest rates, a combination that’s creating the most unaffordable housing market in a generation.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Youngkin vetoed an identical pair of bills that would have established a Virginia Prescription Drug Affordability Board to review drug prices and set upper cost limits for those found to be unaffordable.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
California teacher residencies are also unaffordable for many prospective teachers.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research YES: Unfortunately, as more productive people and businesses leave San Diego because of unaffordable housing, excessive taxes and out-of-balance living expenses, out-migration will continue.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The picture is bleak—housing is severely unaffordable.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Keawe spends more than a third of his monthly income on his housing, meaning the rent is unaffordable by federal measures.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
Inflation has risen sharply, making many products unaffordable for Cubans who depend on an average monthly state salary of $16.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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