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prohibitive

[ proh-hib-i-tiv ]

adjective

  1. serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something:

    We will discuss some of the discriminatory, prohibitive legislation that was undone by the Civil Rights Act.

  2. sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something:

    prohibitive prices.

  3. having so great a likelihood of success that others vying for the same thing are essentially prevented from succeeding:

    Political analysts are largely in agreement over who the party’s prohibitive nominee is.



prohibitive

/ -trɪ; prəˈhɪbɪtɪv; prəˈhɪbɪtərɪ /

adjective

  1. prohibiting or tending to prohibit
  2. (esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱲پ, adverb
  • ˈ󾱲پԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·󾱲··پ· adverb
  • ·󾱲··پ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz··󾱲··پ adjective
  • non··󾱲··پ· adverb
  • ܲ··󾱲··پ adjective
  • un··󾱲··پ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prohibitive1

First recorded in 1400–50; from Medieval Latin dz󾱲īܲ; prohibit, -ive
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"Why would a sponsor spend millions of pounds doing so if it is now prohibitive to sell in America?"

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Register that the park had initially hoped to reopen the ride, but sourcing replacement parts for the aging roller coaster had proved cost prohibitive.

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The government provides free medication but getting diagnosed and collecting the medicines can be cost prohibitive for many.

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Mr Matthews said it was critical that in the government's June spending review recommits to the programme and provides greater funding for low-income households as the current costs - even with the grant - can be prohibitive.

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As it is, he says, many of the country's most enterprising business people are just leaving Ghana for better paid opportunities abroad because of the red tape and cronyism in Ghana are so prohibitive.

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