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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Among the other contributors to mistrust of the medical profession: COVID, political polarization, unaffordable care, and lack of access.
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Nick Rockel, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Advertisement High prices and high rates have created the most unaffordable housing market in a generation, but economists say prices keep rising because many homeowners refuse to sell and give up their sub 3% rates, creating an extreme shortage of inventory.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Commissioners canceled plans last year to raise the county’s recordation tax rate to balance the fiscal 2024 budget, concerned that the purchase of a home would become unaffordable for residents.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2024
For many aspiring students, the decision to attend college comes with scary caveats, like years of unaffordable debt.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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Nick Rockel, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Advertisement High prices and high rates have created the most unaffordable housing market in a generation, but economists say prices keep rising because many homeowners refuse to sell and give up their sub 3% rates, creating an extreme shortage of inventory.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Commissioners canceled plans last year to raise the county’s recordation tax rate to balance the fiscal 2024 budget, concerned that the purchase of a home would become unaffordable for residents.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2024
For many aspiring students, the decision to attend college comes with scary caveats, like years of unaffordable debt.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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