Prohibitive — Pro*hib it*ive, a. [Cf. F. prohibitif.] That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is prohibitive. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prohibitive — [prō hib′ətôr΄ē, prə hib′ətôr΄ēprō hib′ə tiv, prəhib′ə tiv] adj. [Fr prohibitif < LL prohibitivus] 1. prohibiting or tending to prohibit something 2. such as to prevent purchase, use, etc. [prohibitive prices]: Also prohibitory [prō hib′ətôr΄ē … English World dictionary
prohibitive — I (costly) adjective exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, extravagant, high priced, immoderate, inordinate, preposterous, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable, unwarranted II (restrictive) adjective deterrent, disallowing, disqualifying, exclusive … Law dictionary
prohibitive — c.1600, having the quality of prohibiting, from PROHIBIT (Cf. prohibit) + IVE (Cf. ive). Of prices, rates, etc., so high as to prevent use, it is from 1886 … Etymology dictionary
prohibitive — [adj] restrictive; beyond one’s financial means conditional, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, forbidding, highpriced, limiting, preposterous, preventing, prohibiting, proscriptive, repressive, restraining, sky high*, steep*,… … New thesaurus
prohibitive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving to forbid, restrict, or prevent. 2) (of a price or charge) excessively high. DERIVATIVES prohibitively adverb … English terms dictionary
prohibitive — pro|hib|i|tive [prəˈhıbıtıv US prou ] adj 1.) prohibitive costs are so high that they prevent people from buying or doing something ▪ The cost of land in Tokyo is prohibitive. 2.) a prohibitive rule prevents people from doing things ▪ prohibitive … Dictionary of contemporary English
prohibitive — adjective 1 prohibitive prices are so high that they prevent people from buying something: The cost of land in Tokyo is prohibitive. 2 a prohibitive tax or rule prevents people from doing things: a prohibitive tax on imports prohibitively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prohibitive — pro|hib|i|tive [ prou hıbıtıv ] adjective 1. ) a prohibitive cost or price prevents people from buying something because it is too expensive: The cost of conversion to western technology would be prohibitive. 2. ) limiting something, or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prohibitive — [[t]prəhɪ̱bɪtɪv, AM proʊ [/t]] ADJ GRADED If the cost of something is prohibitive, it is so high that many people cannot afford it. [FORMAL] The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive. ...the prohibitive prices charged for seats at the… … English dictionary
