unaffordable

American  

[uhn-uh-fawrd-uh-buhl] / ʌn əˈfɔrd ə bəl /

adjective

1. too high in price to afford.

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Example Sentences

Experts writing for the Michigan Journal of Economics explain that the U.S. housing shortage has continued to make homes increasingly unaffordable for many Americans, particularly low-income renters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Plaid Cymru said it acted in recent budget negotiations with the Welsh government to "prevent unaffordable council tax rises" in 2026-27 by securing a bigger uplift for local authorities' budgets.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Many ship insurers have paused coverage or hiked rates to unaffordable levels.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

And yet, that didn’t actually address the concerns that many Detroiters had, which was that housing was unaffordable, and that access to high-quality housing was incredibly limited.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

The January price liberalization and a blossoming of private vendors filled shelves across the country with previously scarce food items and consumer goods, but wages lagged behind inflation, making such goods unaffordable for many consumers.

From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency