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Definition of prohibitively in English: prohibitivelyadverbprə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪtɪvli 1Used to emphasize a cost that is so high as to prevent something being done or bought. most of the products are priced prohibitively as submodifier these batteries are prohibitively expensive Example sentencesExamples - Hotels are generally prohibitively priced.
- The most popular product range in the city is priced prohibitively.
- The vehicles are still prohibitively expensive.
- The equipment costs, once prohibitively high, are now competitive.
- Electricity costs are prohibitively expensive as well.
- Teachers were leaving the area in droves because of its prohibitively high housing costs.
- As trade increased and became prohibitively complicated, the government initiated steps to aid the farmer in exporting excess produce.
- There is no need for a prohibitively large capital outlay.
- The cost of dental treatment for those without a medical card is prohibitively high.
- The cost of a separate mailing is prohibitively expensive.
- 1.1 In a way that forbids or prevents something.
she mouthed 'no' and waved her hands prohibitively Example sentencesExamples - In a computer-based classroom, student text itself can become the medium of instruction in a way prohibitively difficult otherwise.
- The only other reason given was that precedent or standard practice made it in some way prohibitively wrong that such information should be divulged.
- There was also a lounge, although with the door prohibitively shut we didn't venture there.
- I waved my hand prohibitively at the door.
- She took an interest in Trixy, to be sure, - "because of her story," she had said prohibitively, as if to insure herself against any further extension of her sympathies.
Definition of prohibitively in US English: prohibitivelyadverb 1In a way that forbids or prevents something. she mouthed "no" and waved her hands prohibitively Example sentencesExamples - I waved my hand prohibitively at the door.
- She took an interest in Trixy, to be sure, - "because of her story," she had said prohibitively, as if to insure herself against any further extension of her sympathies.
- The only other reason given was that precedent or standard practice made it in some way prohibitively wrong that such information should be divulged.
- In a computer-based classroom, student text itself can become the medium of instruction in a way prohibitively difficult otherwise.
- There was also a lounge, although with the door prohibitively shut we didn't venture there.
- 1.1 Used to emphasize a cost that is so high as to prevent something being done or bought.
most of the products are priced prohibitively as submodifier these batteries are prohibitively expensive Example sentencesExamples - The vehicles are still prohibitively expensive.
- The cost of dental treatment for those without a medical card is prohibitively high.
- Electricity costs are prohibitively expensive as well.
- There is no need for a prohibitively large capital outlay.
- The cost of a separate mailing is prohibitively expensive.
- The equipment costs, once prohibitively high, are now competitive.
- The most popular product range in the city is priced prohibitively.
- Teachers were leaving the area in droves because of its prohibitively high housing costs.
- Hotels are generally prohibitively priced.
- As trade increased and became prohibitively complicated, the government initiated steps to aid the farmer in exporting excess produce.
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