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pro·hib·i·tive

(prō-hĭb′ĭ-tĭv) also pro·hib·i·to·ry (-tôr′ē)

adj.

1. Prohibiting; forbidding: took prohibitive measures.

2. So high or burdensome as to discourage purchase or use: prohibitive prices.

3. So likely to win as to discourage competition: the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination.

pro·hib′i·tive·ly adv.

pro·hib′i·tive·ness n.

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prohibitive

(prəˈhɪbɪtɪv) or less commonly

prohibitory

adj

1. prohibiting or tending to prohibit

2. (esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase

proˈhibitively adv

proˈhibitiveness n

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pro•hib•i•tive

(proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪv)

adj.

1. serving to prohibit or forbid something.

2. sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices.

[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin]

pro•hib′i•tive•ly, adv.

pro•hib′i•tive•ness, n.

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Adj.

prohibitive - tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"

prohibitory

preventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder

prohibitive

adjective

1. exorbitant, excessive, steep (informal), high-priced, preposterous, sky-high, extortionate, beyond your means The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.

2. prohibiting, forbidding, restraining, restrictive, repressive, suppressive, proscriptive prohibitive regulations

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Translations

prohibitif

proibitivo

prohibitive

[prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] ADJ → prohibitivo

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prohibitive

[prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj [price, cost] → prohibitif/ive

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prohibitive

adj

tax → prohibitiv; prohibitive duty → Sperrzoll m; prohibitive laws → Verbotsgesetze pl; prohibitive signs → Verbotsschilder pl; prohibitive rules → Verbote pl

price, cost → unerschwinglich; the costs of producing this model have become prohibitive → die Kosten für die Herstellung dieses Modells sind untragbar geworden

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prohibitive

[prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj (price) → proibitivo/a

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But it has been found by the wisest of our Circles or Statesmen that the multiplication of restrictions on Females tends not only to the debilitation and diminution of the race, but also to the increase of domestic murders to such an extent that a State loses more than it gains by a too prohibitive Code.

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He told her frankly all his difficulty-- that for several applicants the conditions had been prohibitive. They were, somehow, simply afraid.

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What she wished was to dangle it before my eyes and put a prohibitive price on it.

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It feels more or less like a prohibitive tax on an industry with so much potential in the region.

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On a daily basis I observe large numbers of private cars and other vehicles travelling in built-up residential areas at prohibitive speeds, with no thought for the aged and infirm who are too afraid to cross busy roads.

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