unaffordable
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Definition of unaffordable
: too costly to be paid for : not affordable unaffordable tuition
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These reports show that the high price plans on the individual market are unaffordable and forcing unsubsidized middle-class consumers to drop coverage. — Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, "The Health 202: Those who don't qualify for government aid aren't buying Obamacare plans," 3 July 2018 Health insurance is becoming increasingly unaffordable. — Paul Seward, STAT, "Emergency departments: the ‘chewing gum and duct tape’ holding together U.S. health care," 3 July 2018 These reactors have proven unaffordable and economically uncompetitive. — David Roberts, Vox, "The US is rapidly losing nuclear power. That’s profoundly concerning for climate change.," 11 July 2018 Meanwhile, home supplies also rose in six of the nation’s 10 most unaffordable cities where housing costs make up 42 percent or more of monthly income, Trulia says. — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, "Home prices are high. What could cool them down?," 12 July 2018 Rosenthal also found that poor defendants may be held in jail on unaffordable bail if a judge has made an assessment that that is appropriate. — Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle, "Federal judge on landmark Harris County bail suit implements revisions to policy," 29 June 2018 There was no word if mounting student-loan debt and unaffordable mortgages would get dedicated stations as well. — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, "Minor league team makes millennials angry with its Millennial Night promotion," 12 July 2018 Now Suzhou Huadong Foods is saddled with a stack of unaffordable American steak. — Bloomberg, Fortune, "Trump's Trade War Has Its First Victims in the U.S. and China. Here's Who They Are," 9 July 2018 While generally in place for good purposes, the collective impact is unaffordable housing. — Amy Chance, sacbee, ""Build a lot more of it": What California can do to solve its housing problem," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unaffordable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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