prohibitive prices

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• 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 — 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 — [[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

• prohibitive — prohibitively, adv. prohibitiveness, n. /proh hib i tiv/, adj. 1. serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something. 2. sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices. [1595 1605; < ML prohibitivus. See PROHIBIT,… …   Universalium

• prohibitive — pro•hib•i•tive [[t]proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to prohibit or forbid something 2) sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML pro•hib′i•tive•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

• prohibitive — pro‧hib‧i‧tive [prəˈhɪbtɪv ǁ proʊ ] adjective FINANCE prohibitive costs, prices etc are very high, and people cannot afford them: • Given the resources of small companies, marketing costs can be prohibitive. • Disney started its own record label …   Financial and business terms

• 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. 1 prohibiting. 2 (of prices, taxes, etc.) so high as to prevent purchase, use, abuse, etc. (published at a prohibitive price). Derivatives: prohibitively adv. prohibitiveness n. prohibitory adj. Etymology: F prohibitif ive or L prohibitivus… …   Useful english dictionary

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