Meaning

1 senses

  1. A negative imperative.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. This reciprocating saw is cost-prohibitive.

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  2. The cost of entry to some gigs is prohibitive.

    deDie Eintrittspreise einiger Konzerte sind unerschwinglich. — Waldelfe

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  3. If you are not careful, you will incur prohibitive expenses.

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  4. I must admit that lately living in the city has become almost prohibitive.

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  5. The cost was prohibitive.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English prohibitif, prohibityve, from Medieval Latin prohibitīvus, from prohib

From Middle English prohibitif, prohibityve, from Medieval Latin prohibitīvus, from prohibit-, past-participle stem of Latin prohibēre. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ive.

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Forms

plural: prohibitives
Singularprohibitive
Pluralprohibitives

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
progressiveA2progressivelyprohibitB2prohibitionB1projectB2projectile

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