unaffordable

adjective

un·​af·​ford·​able ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-bəl How to pronounce unaffordable (audio)
Synonyms of unaffordablenext
: too costly to be paid for : not affordable
unaffordable tuition
unaffordably
ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-blē How to pronounce unaffordable (audio)
adverb
unaffordably high prices

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And 80% call a new car unaffordable, up from 74% in February. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Jeffries blamed Republican policies for making life unaffordable in South Florida, pointing to increases in gas prices and the costs of tariffs and immigration enforcement, which has left immigrant communities living in fear. — Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The investment has also led to growth and Hoyt worries a place that used to be a reprieve from high Portland housing prices has developed a similar reputation for being unaffordable. — Saige Miller, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 She was forcibly removed on a stretcher after the private investment company, which owns the building in Madrid’s upmarket Retito district, hiked her rent from €500 ($560) to €2,650 ($2,970) – an amount that was unaffordable for the pensioner. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unaffordable

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unaffordable was in 1825

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