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prohibitive

/prəˈhɪbətɪv/adjective

उच्चारण प्रहिबटिव

(क़ीमत) बहुत अधिक, पहुँच से बाहर

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of a price or a cost) so high that it prevents people from buying something or doing something

    (क़ीमत) बहुत अधिक, पहुँच से बाहर

    • The cost of treatment abroad is prohibitive for most families.
    • prohibitive prices

    Synonyms exorbitant excessive extortionate sky-high unaffordable

    Opposite affordable reasonable cheap moderate

  2. 2

    [usually before noun]

    preventing people from doing something by law

    निषेधात्मक, रोक लगाने वाला

    • prohibitive legislation

    Synonyms restrictive prohibitory forbidding

    Opposite permissive

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