unaffordable
adjective
un·af·ford·able
ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-bəl 
: too costly to be paid for : not affordable
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Their objective is to drive up the costs of extracting, refining, distributing, and using oil, natural gas, and coal to the point that electric bills are unaffordable and the economics of investing in the industry no longer make sense.
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Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Half of all renters pay ‘unaffordable’ rents More than 22 million American households spend at least 30% of their income on rent and utilities, as of 2022, a record high, according to a 2024 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
California home sales are falling as property insurance becomes increasingly unaffordable, a new report from the California Association of Realtors has found.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Basically, coastal cities have always been unaffordable.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Half of all renters pay ‘unaffordable’ rents More than 22 million American households spend at least 30% of their income on rent and utilities, as of 2022, a record high, according to a 2024 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
California home sales are falling as property insurance becomes increasingly unaffordable, a new report from the California Association of Realtors has found.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Basically, coastal cities have always been unaffordable.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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