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
It is possible to use our cellular phone to link to the Internet but I fear the charges might be 'prohibitive' .
If you feel the cost is too 'prohibitive' , then get a group of people together and share vanes.
It may also make clearer that harm reduction is not simply a flag flown by closet libertarians who are philosophically opposed to all 'prohibitive' drug laws.
This measure allows for more flexibility in the use of housing funds that sit idle because of 'prohibitive' restrictions.
This will make the restrictions on movements somewhat less 'prohibitive' .
Gone are the days when game was seen as elitist because of 'prohibitive' prices.
It is also believed to be positioning itself for the impending relaxation of Australia's 'prohibitive' cross-ownership rules, which would allow it to enhance its presence there.
The cost to have an exterminator catch a few rodents should not be 'prohibitive' .
The resources needed would be huge and even then the cost factor would prove 'prohibitive' .
They say the charges are 'prohibitive' , and so are parking instead on a different site behind the Railway Institute gymnasium.
Incineration has been ruled out as it is too expensive and the regulatory issues involved too 'prohibitive' .
For the many this is justifiable: gross violations of human rights make ethical demands upon us which cannot be overridden by 'prohibitive' law.
Mr Parlon said the requirement in the Department of Agriculture protocol that a farmer who purchases an animal is prevented from selling any animal from his holding for a period of 20 days is extremely '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.
Many analysts, however, expect Wu to scrap his mega-hotel ambitions if such 'prohibitive' restrictions are imposed.
He did back limited restrictions so long as they didn't have an intended 'prohibitive' effect on individuals.
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.
The cost of car travel becomes 'prohibitive' with the new charges and the cost in time and inconvenience because of the poor public transport system is unreasonable.
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.
We sold it because French tax law was very 'prohibitive' concerning foreign inheritors.
Starks remains at the top of the team's list, but his asking price is 'prohibitive' .
However, the costs of the necessary hardware and software make it 'prohibitive' , at least in the near future.
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.
Many shooters think ivory is the ultimate dressing for a fine gun, but the cost is often 'prohibitive' .
The club probably would like to have Tillman back, as long as the price isn't 'prohibitive' .
The scarcity of pieces coupled with their frequently 'prohibitive' prices means that if you're not already a proud owner or in line for an inheritance, you will probably never get your hands on any.
According to Foley, the casino's online status has allowed the company to sidestep the Irish government's 'prohibitive' anti-casino legislation.
I try to do some exercises for my back before the temperature becomes too 'prohibitive' .
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.
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.
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