pro·hib·i·tive (pr -h b -tv) also pro·hib·i·to·ry (-tôr  , -tr)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. |
prohibitive [prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] less commonly, prohibitory [prəˈhɪbɪtərɪ -trɪ]
adj
1. prohibiting or tending to prohibit
2. (esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase
prohibitively adv
prohibitiveness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | prohibitive - tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" 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
Translations
prohibitive [prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj [price, cost] → prohibitif/ive
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
prohibitive [prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj (price) → proibitivo/a
prohibitive [prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj (price) → proibitivo/a
prohibitive [prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj (price) → proibitivo/a
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