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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High post-pandemic inflation, perhaps most evident in the price of eggs, which became unaffordable to many American households, arguably cost the Democrats the 2024 election.
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Raghuram Rajan, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, for the past week, Morgan and her colleagues have been outside on the picket line, demanding safer working conditions, lower patient-to-nurse ratios, protection from workplace violence, and higher wages to keep pace with an increasingly unaffordable America.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Island residents said they were blindsided in 2023 when commissioners moved swiftly to weaken a special zoning ordinance enacted three decades earlier to protect Hogg Hummock landowners from unaffordable tax increases.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Millions of Americans are watching their health insurance skyrocket to unaffordable levels, even as grocery prices rise faster than at any time since 2022.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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Raghuram Rajan, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, for the past week, Morgan and her colleagues have been outside on the picket line, demanding safer working conditions, lower patient-to-nurse ratios, protection from workplace violence, and higher wages to keep pace with an increasingly unaffordable America.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Island residents said they were blindsided in 2023 when commissioners moved swiftly to weaken a special zoning ordinance enacted three decades earlier to protect Hogg Hummock landowners from unaffordable tax increases.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Millions of Americans are watching their health insurance skyrocket to unaffordable levels, even as grocery prices rise faster than at any time since 2022.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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