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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Almost 40% of Americans have a side hustle, according to a new LendingTree survey, and 61% of those who have one say their life would be unaffordable without it.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Because their lives are unaffordable, streets unsafe, and taxes are at record highs, New York City’s residents have forgotten Cuomo’s numerous misdeeds.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Right now, these sources contribute only 12% of the state’s energy, yet radical policies continue forcing an unreliable, unaffordable and unachievable increase in wind and solar.
—Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
For a piecework tailor, knocking off at dinner time was unaffordable.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Because their lives are unaffordable, streets unsafe, and taxes are at record highs, New York City’s residents have forgotten Cuomo’s numerous misdeeds.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Right now, these sources contribute only 12% of the state’s energy, yet radical policies continue forcing an unreliable, unaffordable and unachievable increase in wind and solar.
—Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
For a piecework tailor, knocking off at dinner time was unaffordable.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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