cost-prohibitive
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈkɔst prəˈhɪbɪtɪv/
:
prohibitivo
- Concrete, a relatively inexpensive construction material in the U.S., is cost-prohibitive in Europe at this time.
So sometimes these coaching programs can be cost prohibitive.
- So sometimes these coaching programs can be cost prohibitive.
Examples
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You wouldn't be able to do that today; it's cost prohibitive.
Blog text (32) -
But he urges caution in spending money on experts, whose fees can be cost-prohibitive for all but the largest firms.
Academic text (2001) -
Replacement of the entire main was shown to be cost-prohibitive compared to the other methods.
Academic text (1998) -
The facilities director worried that such measures would be cost-prohibitive and wanted to focus instead on solid waste disposal.
Academic text (2005) -
Such a study would be cost prohibitive and time-consuming.
Academic text (2013) -
And I know that therapy is cost prohibitive and most people who need it often can't get access to it.
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Highly productive cities will have especially valuable land that will gradually become more cost-prohibitive to obtain.
Blog text (33) -
A common response to the idea of purchasing safe patient handling equipment is that it is cost-prohibitive and that budget constraints cannot accommodate the investment.
Academic text (2006) -
To many, it seemed like a cost-prohibitive project—impossible and unlikely.
Blog text (5) -
Building a new community center was considered cost-prohibitive due to the high construction expenses.
Synonyms
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1.0
That costs a lot of money
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2.0
Costs more money than someone can afford
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7.4
So expensive that people cannot afford it
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5.6
Something that wastes a lot of money, time, or energy
Antonyms
How Expensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
cost-prohibitive = cost + prohibitive (transparent) = cost + prohibitive
The adjective is a direct compound of the noun 'cost' and the adjective 'prohibitive', producing the straightforward meaning 'so costly as to prevent action'.
Etymology
Cost-prohibitive is made of cost and prohibitive. Prohibitive comes from a word meaning 'to stop' or 'to keep away', like in prohibit and prohibition, so if something is cost-prohibitive the price 'stops' you and it is too expensive to choose.