prohibitive
adjective
pro·hib·i·tive
prō-ˈhi-bə-tiv 
prə-
1
: tending to prohibit or restrain
2
: tending to preclude use or purchase
prohibitive costs
3
: almost certain to perform as predicted
a prohibitive favorite
prohibitively
adverb
prohibitiveness
noun
Examples of prohibitive in a Sentence
the prohibitive cost of rent
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Current prices are prohibitive for many insurers, businesses and government payers.
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Mike Allen, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
The program involves significantly more paperwork and an insured revenue cap that doesn’t always cover the entire farm’s revenue, which can be prohibitive to insurance agents in selling and farmers in buying the policy, Layher said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
The current cost of these high-tech systems is prohibitive for mass-market consumer vehicles.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The cost of filing—in her case, about $1,800 to cover legal fees—was also prohibitive for someone without any savings.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mike Allen, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
The program involves significantly more paperwork and an insured revenue cap that doesn’t always cover the entire farm’s revenue, which can be prohibitive to insurance agents in selling and farmers in buying the policy, Layher said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
The current cost of these high-tech systems is prohibitive for mass-market consumer vehicles.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The cost of filing—in her case, about $1,800 to cover legal fees—was also prohibitive for someone without any savings.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Prohibitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prohibitive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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prohibitive
adjective
pro·hib·i·tive
prō-ˈhib-ət-iv
: likely to discourage use or purchase
prohibitive prices
prohibitively
adverb
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