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unaffordable

unaffordable adjective: too expensive to be afforded.

Adjective

unaffordable (comparative more unaffordable, superlative most unaffordable)

  1. Too expensive to be afforded.
    • ASLEF's LU organiser Finn Brennan highlighted that slashing government funding to TfL means signalling upgrades necessary for such trains is unaffordable.2020 July 15, “Network News: ASLEF dismisses PM's driverless London Underground train claim”, in Rail, page 11

Antonyms of unaffordable

Forms of unaffordable

comparativemore unaffordable
superlativemost unaffordable

Origin of unaffordable

From un- + affordable.

Words formed from unaffordable

Questions about unaffordable

What does unaffordable mean?
Unaffordable means too expensive to be afforded.
What part of speech is unaffordable?
Unaffordable is an adjective.

Words near unaffordable in the dictionary

  1. unaffixed
  2. unafflicted
  3. unafflicting
  4. unaffluent
  5. unaffordability
  6. unaffordable
  7. unaffordably
  8. unafforded
  9. unafforested
  10. unaffricated
  11. unaffrighted

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