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prohibitive - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'prohibitive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prohibitive [ a.]
- That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is prohibitive.

Meaning of 'prohibitive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prohibitive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- tending to discourage (especially of prices)
Example in sentence:
  • the price was prohibitive