prohibitive
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definition
adjective
the costs involved were prohibitive
(of a price or charge) excessively high; difficult or impossible to pay.
prohibitive legislation
(especially of a law or rule) forbidding or restricting something.
example
Despite the 'prohibitive' price tag, there is no sign of a downturn at the top end of the property market with only 12 of the 27 houses still unsold.
It is possible to use our cellular phone to link to the Internet but I fear the charges might be 'prohibitive' .
Many analysts, however, expect Wu to scrap his mega-hotel ambitions if such 'prohibitive' restrictions are imposed.
He wished to provide golf and other sporting facilities which families could use and enjoy without the cost being 'prohibitive' .
The resources needed would be huge and even then the cost factor would prove 'prohibitive' .
The club probably would like to have Tillman back, as long as the price isn't 'prohibitive' .
The cost to have an exterminator catch a few rodents should not be 'prohibitive' .
The latest government proposals relating to asylum seekers arriving in Britain are the most 'prohibitive' introduced to date and represent a deepening attack on democratic rights.
Finally, a newly restrictive planning regime for one-off housing is particularly 'prohibitive' towards non-locals.
Starks remains at the top of the team's list, but his asking price is 'prohibitive' .
The infamous wallpaper tax, introduced in England in 1712, did not take effect here until 1797 when it caused the already 'prohibitive' price to double.
Indeed, in the case of certain drugs, the argument that the harms caused are not so great and the restrictions unduly limiting on lifestyle choices have made the 'prohibitive' laws controversial and widely ignored.
If chiropractic care were as dangerous as he would have us believe, malpractice premium costs would make practice 'prohibitive' .
Incineration has been ruled out as it is too expensive and the regulatory issues involved too 'prohibitive' .
Naturally, everyone liked the idea of a fighter but prices were more than 'prohibitive' and, at the best, only one additional member besides the pilot could be taken aloft.
Beyond that, the amount of energy required becomes too 'prohibitive' .
If you feel the cost is too 'prohibitive' , then get a group of people together and share vanes.
Many shooters think ivory is the ultimate dressing for a fine gun, but the cost is often 'prohibitive' .
Gone are the days when game was seen as elitist because of 'prohibitive' prices.
He did back limited restrictions so long as they didn't have an intended 'prohibitive' effect on individuals.
This restriction may be 'prohibitive' in many applications.
Yet it is a tragic irony that despite a plethora of 'prohibitive' laws and international conventions, this abominable child labor system has been thriving uninhibited.
However, the costs of the necessary hardware and software make it 'prohibitive' , at least in the near future.
According to Foley, the casino's online status has allowed the company to sidestep the Irish government's 'prohibitive' anti-casino legislation.
There were 'prohibitive' laws stifling the development of Mozambique's indigenous manufacturing industry.
No company continues with its practices if bad publicity occurs, or 'prohibitive' laws or tax regimes are enacted, or shareholders sell up, or investors say stop.
This will make the restrictions on movements somewhat less 'prohibitive' .
We eventually agreed that the size of the hut was 'prohibitive' to display.
They say the charges are 'prohibitive' , and so are parking instead on a different site behind the Railway Institute gymnasium.
As late as 1971 there was a 'prohibitive' law making the opening of supermarkets and hypermarkets dependent on the issue of three different types of licence and the approval of two distinct levels of government.
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