prohibitive — So expensive or restrictive as to prevent or discourage use, purchase, or participation; serving to forbid or restrict something.
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: So expensive or restrictive as to prevent or discourage use, purchase, or participation; serving to forbid or restrict something.
Pronunciation (IPA): /proʊˈhɪbɪtɪv/
Korean meaning: 금지하는, 엄청나게 비싼
Korean pronunciation: 프로-히비티브 (강세: 히)
Example Sentences
- The prohibitive price of organic vegetables makes me reconsider becoming a health guru.
- College tuition has become so prohibitive that students joke about selling their kidneys.
- The government imposed prohibitive tariffs on imported luxury cars.
prohibitive
ADJECTIVE//proʊˈhɪbɪtɪv//
So expensive or restrictive as to prevent or discourage use, purchase, or participation; serving to forbid or restrict something.
So expensive or restrictive as to prevent or discourage use, purchase, or participation; serving to forbid or restrict something.
When costs are prohibitive, skip the additive and go primitive!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin prohibitus, meaning 'to hold forth' or 'to forbid.' The word literally meant to hold something forward as a barrier, preventing access or action.
🎵Rhyme
📝Examples
“The prohibitive price of organic vegetables makes me reconsider becoming a health guru.”
“College tuition has become so prohibitive that students joke about selling their kidneys.”
“The government imposed prohibitive tariffs on imported luxury cars.”
“Dating in this expensive city is becoming prohibitive for young professionals.”
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