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Definition of unaffordable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unaffordable

adjective
 
/ˌʌnəˈfɔːdəbl/
 
/ˌʌnəˈfɔːrdəbl/
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  1. costing so much that people do not have enough money to pay for it
    • Health insurance is now unaffordable for many people.
    • Critics said the government’s policy was unaffordable.
    • Retirement is an unaffordable luxury for these workers.
    opposite affordable
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnaffordable is used with these nouns:
    • luxury
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