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Definition of "unaffordable" []

  • Too expensive: medical care that has become unaffordable for many. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unaffordable" in a sentence
  • "So how unaffordable is the possibility of a $75,000 a year income after 15 years, for a nine month contract, with all sorts of fringe benefits — such as health care, retirement, tickets to sports and cultural events, and even free or subsidized parking?"
  • "The LibDems recently dropped their commitment to immediately abolish university fees and the huge debt they entail for most students, claiming it was 'unaffordable' - just at a time when more young people are looking to higher education as a way of avoiding the dole queue."
  • "I have been struggling for the last couple, Bush’s handling of the economy has definitely hurt my business, less money for all those things that used to feel like ‘needs’, now are looking like ‘extras’, that can wait a while longer or are just plain unaffordable now, just the basics of life, thinking, maybe next month … and I cannot do anything about that."
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