prohibitive
Use Prohibitive in a sentence
ɪ adjective
1.
serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
2.
sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices.
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| a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, esp. through the sale of scarce or rationed goods. |
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prohibitive or prohibitory (prəˈhɪbɪtɪv, prəˈhɪbɪtərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | prohibiting or tending to prohibit |
| 2. | (esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase |
| prohibitory or prohibitory | |
| —adj | |
| pro'hibitively or prohibitory | |
| —adv | |
| pro'hibitiveness or prohibitory | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Need to find a way to self sustain these costs or they are going to become prohibitive in the future.
They are low torque as opposed to diesel which makes them prohibitive.
There was a time when broadband penetration was too slight and bandwidth costs too prohibitive for video to be watched online.
The political costs of removing the upper earnings limit altogether are probably prohibitive.
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