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Definition prohibitive in British English

prohibitive adjective

adjective
/prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪv/
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.

Synonyms and related words
expensive costly exclusive
2

limiting something, or preventing something from being done

Example

prohibitive laws

Synonyms and related words
limited restricted restrictive
Definition prohibitive in British English