prohibitive
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7.4
- adjective
- /prəˈhɪbɪtɪv/
- The price of the new smartphone is so prohibitive that many customers can't afford it.
- prohibitive cost
- prohibitive legislation
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Watch on YouTubeIt there's a ton of waste, the energy it takes to run it is prohibitive.
- It there's a ton of waste, the energy it takes to run it is prohibitive.
- Because the costs of pulling big data in and out of clouds are really prohibitive.
- So I think the answer is yes, depending on your budgets, it becomes more price prohibitive.
- So sometimes these coaching programs can be cost prohibitive.
- I think the added red flag of the car is not going to be prohibitive for the meat curtains.
Examples
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The participants harshly denounced modern health care services and their prohibitive fee-for-service costs.
Academic text (1995) -
One of the most pressing issues stemming from the DFARS rule is the prohibitive costs that may fall on small businesses.
Academic text (2017) -
The cost would be prohibitive.
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And the cost of care for the chronic patient has become prohibitive.
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Such a study would be cost prohibitive and time-consuming.
Academic text (2013) -
The cost of a round-trip flight to a developing country can be prohibitive.
Academic text (2008) -
Mechanical control is popular and effective, but it can be cost prohibitive and may damage environmentally sensitive areas.
Academic text (2004) -
Because the DoD's arsenal outmatches any other, building a rival military is cost prohibitive.
Academic text (2017) -
For many families, the cost of higher education can be prohibitive, limiting their options.
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The fees for the specialized courses are prohibitive, discouraging students from enrolling.
Synonyms
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2.0
Costs more money than someone can afford
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6.8
Too expensive for most people to afford
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7.9
So high or strict that people avoid it
Antonyms
How Expensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word prohibitive comes from Latin parts pro- and habere, which mean 'before' and 'to hold', and the related English word prohibit originally meant 'hold back' or 'forbid'. So a prohibitive price is one that 'holds you back' from buying something because it is too high.