Prohibitive - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˈhɪbətɪv|  American pronunciation of the word prohibitive
Brit.  |prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪtɪv|  British pronunciation of the word prohibitive

adjective

- tending to discourage (especially of prices) (syn: prohibitory)
the price was prohibitive

Extra examples

The cost of land in Tokyo is prohibitive.

Moving house would be prohibitively expensive.

Latin particle "ne" with the imperative has a prohibitive force.

...the project's prohibitive cost was the deciding factor in its cancellation...

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