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Definition prohibitive in American English

prohibitive adjective

adjective
/proʊˈhɪbɪtɪv/
1

a prohibitive cost or price prevents people from buying something because it is too expensive

Example

The cost of conversion to western technology would be prohibitive.

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2

limiting something, or preventing something from being done

Example

prohibitive laws

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Definition prohibitive in American English