unaffordable
/ˌʌnəˈfɔːdəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [ənəfˈɔrdəbəl] /ˌʌnəˈfɔːrdəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [ənəfˈɔrdəbəl] /ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-bəl How to pronounce unaffordable (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unaffordable — adjective
- unaffordablepositive
- more unaffordablecomparative
- most unaffordablesuperlative
1. costing more money than most people have available to spend
costing more money than most people have available to spend
After losing his job, Minh found the rent unaffordable and moved to a smaller flat.
find + object + unaffordable (verb pattern)
For Nia's family, the new medicine was unaffordable without health insurance.
be unaffordable for [someone] (preposition pattern)
Many young people in Taipei say that housing prices have become completely unaffordable.
University tuition has become unaffordable for students from low-income families.
Even with a full-time salary, a home in the city centre remained unaffordable for Gabriel.
- prohibitively expensive
more formal; emphasises that the cost prevents the action
- exorbitant
stronger than unaffordable; suggests the price is unreasonable or unfair
- out of reach
informal; can be figurative (financial) or literal
- affordable
the direct opposite; within one's financial means
- reasonable
suggests a fair price, not just a low one
- inexpensive
neutral; simply means not costing much
文法句型
be unaffordable for [someone]
find [something] unaffordable
become / remain unaffordable
用法筆記
Common in the patterns 'unaffordable for [person/group]' and 'find [something] unaffordable'. Frequently used with costs, prices, rent, housing, tuition, and healthcare. The positive form 'affordable' is more frequent in everyday use; 'unaffordable' carries a stronger emotional tone, often implying frustration or inequality.