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unaffordableToo expensive to buy or obtain; beyond one's financial means or budget.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Too expensive to buy or obtain; beyond one's financial means or budget.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnəˈfɔːrdəbəl/

Korean meaning: 감당할 수 없을 정도로 비싼

Korean pronunciation: 언-어-포-더-블 (강세: 포)

Example Sentences

  • The designer handbag was so unaffordable that I had to eat ramen noodles for a month just thinking about it.
  • College tuition has become unaffordable for many middle-class families.
  • My dream vacation to Mars remains unaffordable until space travel gets cheaper.

unaffordable

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnəˈfɔːrdəbəl//

Too expensive to buy or obtain; beyond one's financial means or budget.

unaffordable concept
💡 Concept

Too expensive to buy or obtain; beyond one's financial means or budget.

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unaffordable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Though studio gear stays unaffordable, music becomes recordable and deployable!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnəˈfɔːrdəbəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootafford
Suffix--able

Origin

From the negative prefix 'un-' combined with 'affordable', which comes from the Old French 'aforer' meaning 'to set a price' or 'to appraise', ultimately relating to the concept of being able to bear the cost of something.

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🎵Rhyme

recordableaffordableportable

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The designer handbag was so unaffordable that I had to eat ramen noodles for a month just thinking about it.

College tuition has become unaffordable for many middle-class families.

😄 Fun example

My dream vacation to Mars remains unaffordable until space travel gets cheaper.

The rent increase made the apartment unaffordable for the students.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

expensivecostlyprohibitiveexorbitantoverpriced

Antonyms

affordablecheap