EnglishMain Dictionary
prohibitive
Universal Words
adjective
1 (of a price or a cost) so high that it prevents people from buying sth or doing sth:
prohibitive costs * a prohibitive tax on imported cars * The price of property in the city is prohibitive.
2 preventing people from doing sth by law:
prohibitive legislation
prohibitively adverb:
Car insurance can be prohibitively expensive for young drivers.
