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PROHIBITIVE

\pɹəhˈɪbɪtˌɪv], \pɹəhˈɪbɪtˌɪv], \p_ɹ_ə_h_ˈɪ_b_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]\

Definitions of PROHIBITIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Tending to forbid, prevent, or hinder; prohibitory.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Tending to prohibit. Prohibitory.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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