prohibitive

Definition of Prohibitive in English :

1. prohibitive, prohibitory

tending to discourage (especially of prices)

Example Sentences:
'the price was prohibitive'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Prohibitive

adjective

1.

prohibiting or tending to prohibit

2.

(esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase

adjective

1.

prohibiting or tending to prohibit something

2.

such as to prevent purchase, use, etc.

prohibitive prices

adj.

1. Prohibiting; forbidding: took prohibitive measures.

2. So high or burdensome as to discourage purchase or use: prohibitive prices.

3. So likely to win as to discourage competition: the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination.