pro·hib·i·tive

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• pro|hib´i|tive|ly — pro|hib|i|tive «proh HIHB uh tihv», adjective. enough to prohibit or prevent something; prohibiting; preventing: »Gold would make excellent roofs, if the price were not prohibitive. –pro|hib´i|tive|ly, adverb. –pro|hib´i|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• pro|hib|i|tive — «proh HIHB uh tihv», adjective. enough to prohibit or prevent something; prohibiting; preventing: »Gold would make excellent roofs, if the price were not prohibitive. –pro|hib´i|tive|ly, adverb. –pro|hib´i|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• pro|hib´i|tive|ness — pro|hib|i|tive «proh HIHB uh tihv», adjective. enough to prohibit or prevent something; prohibiting; preventing: »Gold would make excellent roofs, if the price were not prohibitive. –pro|hib´i|tive|ly, adverb. –pro|hib´i|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

• hib — ad·hib·it; car·dio·in·hib·i·to·ry; ca·wa·hib; co·hib·it; ex·hib·it·able; ex·hib·i·tant; ex·hib·i·tive; ex·hib·i·tor; ex·hib·i·to·ry; hib·ber·tia; in·hib·it; in·hib·it·able; in·hib·i·tive; in·hib·i·tor; in·hib·i·to·ry; pro·hib·it; pro·hib·it·er;… …   English syllables

• prohibitive — pro·hib·i·tive …   English syllables

• prohibitively — pro·hib·i·tive·ly …   English syllables

• prohibitive — pro•hib•i•tive [[t]proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to prohibit or forbid something 2) sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML pro•hib′i•tive•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

• prohibitive — pro|hib|i|tive [ prou hıbıtıv ] adjective 1. ) a prohibitive cost or price prevents people from buying something because it is too expensive: The cost of conversion to western technology would be prohibitive. 2. ) limiting something, or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prohibitive — pro|hib|i|tive [prəˈhıbıtıv US prou ] adj 1.) prohibitive costs are so high that they prevent people from buying or doing something ▪ The cost of land in Tokyo is prohibitive. 2.) a prohibitive rule prevents people from doing things ▪ prohibitive …   Dictionary of contemporary English