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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When the White House agreed in mid-May to temporarily lower tariffs on Chinese goods, Goodwin's tariff bill fell to roughly 35% — still unaffordable for her business.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 May 2025
Experts say the high homeless numbers in Osceola County can be traced to one primary factor: unaffordable housing.
—Debbie Daniel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
That means housing, already unaffordable for millions of Americans, just got even less affordable.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 22 May 2025
For customers, treating automation as an operating expense rather than a capital expenditure can help to accelerate adoption and enable smaller businesses to access previously unaffordable technology.
—Aditya Ranjan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 May 2025
Experts say the high homeless numbers in Osceola County can be traced to one primary factor: unaffordable housing.
—Debbie Daniel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
That means housing, already unaffordable for millions of Americans, just got even less affordable.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 22 May 2025
For customers, treating automation as an operating expense rather than a capital expenditure can help to accelerate adoption and enable smaller businesses to access previously unaffordable technology.
—Aditya Ranjan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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