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Word: Prohibitive
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (in prohibitive (sense 1)): from French prohibitif, -ive or Latin prohibitivus, from prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere (see prohibit)
prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪtɪv
(of a law or rule) forbidding or restricting something
Short Definition:forbidding or restricting something
Examples:- prohibitive legislation
(of a price or charge) so high as to prevent something being done or bought
Short Definition:so high as to prevent something being done or bought
Examples:- the cost of converting existing power stations is likely to be prohibitive
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