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   pro·hib·i·tive

   /prəˈhibədiv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a law or rule) forbidding or restricting something: "prohibitive legislation" Similar proscriptiveprohibitoryrestrictivesuppressiverepressiverestraininginhibitory
   • ▪ (of a condition or situation) preventing someone from doing something: "a wind over force 5 is prohibitive"
   • 2. (of a price or charge) excessively high; difficult or impossible to pay: "the costs involved were prohibitive" Similar excessively highextortionateexcessiveexorbitantsky-highpreposterousoutrageousscandalousout of the questionbeyond one's meansmore than one can affordunreasonableimpossibleoverinflatedinformal:steepcriminal

   Word Origin late Middle English (in prohibitive (sense 1)): from French prohibitif, -ive or Latin prohibitivus, from prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere (see prohibit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prohibitiveness noun

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   Prohibitive means tending to prohibit or restrain, or almost certain to perform as predicted. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and usage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROHIBITIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Prohibitive means too expensive or preventing something from being done. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Prohibitive means serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something, such as prices, legislation or success. Learn more about its origin, usage and related words from Dictionary.com.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › prohibitiveprohibitive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Prohibitive means so high that it prevents people from buying or doing something, or preventing people from doing something by law. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › prohibitiveProhibitive - definition of prohibitive by The Free Dictionary

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   Prohibitive means prohibiting, forbidding, or discouraging something. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of this adjective, as well as related words and translations.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROHIBITIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Prohibitive means preventing or discouraging something, especially by being very expensive. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, collocations and word origin.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prohibitiveProhibitive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Prohibitive originally referred to something (often a law) that prohibits or forbids something, but it came to mean conditions (often prices or taxes) so high or great they restrict or prevent something: "To some, the cost of child care is prohibitive."