prohibitive
[ proh-hib-i-tiv ]
/ proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪv /
adjective
serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices.
Origin of prohibitive
OTHER WORDS FROM prohibitive
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prohibitive
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British Dictionary definitions for non-prohibitive
prohibitive
less commonly prohibitory (prəˈhɪbɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
/ (prəˈhɪbɪtɪv) /
adjective
prohibiting or tending to prohibit
(esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase