unaffordable
adjective
un·af·ford·able
ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-bəl 
: too costly to be paid for : not affordable
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But traffic jams make commuting a nightmare, and high rents make the area unaffordable for many.
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
These $1 million-plus properties are already unaffordable for most.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
California caps insulin costs Millions of Californians with diabetes depend on regular doses of insulin to regulate their blood sugar — medication that has become a symbol of unaffordable health care in the United States.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
While housing experts like Page agree that booming population growth and a lagging housing construction effort in recent decades are most at blame for the state’s unaffordable housing, there are also a number of more complicated issues at hand.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
These $1 million-plus properties are already unaffordable for most.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
California caps insulin costs Millions of Californians with diabetes depend on regular doses of insulin to regulate their blood sugar — medication that has become a symbol of unaffordable health care in the United States.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
While housing experts like Page agree that booming population growth and a lagging housing construction effort in recent decades are most at blame for the state’s unaffordable housing, there are also a number of more complicated issues at hand.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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