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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Under her failed leadership, New York is the most unaffordable state in the nation with the highest taxes, highest energy, utilities, rent, and grocery bills.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Even in the past few years, buying a home has become increasingly unaffordable for first-time buyers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Those companies can therefore keep poorer people out of their insurance pools by charging them unaffordable rates, Poe said, and then those insurers can be less aggressive on investigating fraud and policy misrepresentations.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In this year’s index, 41 cities were unaffordable, up from 38 cities last year.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Even in the past few years, buying a home has become increasingly unaffordable for first-time buyers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Those companies can therefore keep poorer people out of their insurance pools by charging them unaffordable rates, Poe said, and then those insurers can be less aggressive on investigating fraud and policy misrepresentations.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In this year’s index, 41 cities were unaffordable, up from 38 cities last year.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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