"prohibitive" meaning in English

See prohibitive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪtɪv/ Audio: en-us-prohibitive.ogg [US] Forms: prohibitive [positive], more prohibitive [comparative], most prohibitive [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something is prohibitive if it prohibits often--if it says that many things are not allowed or if it likes to say that things are not allowed.
    Sense id: simple-prohibitive-en-adj-Du9ivd~k
  2. Something is prohibitive if it stops you from doing what you want.
    Sense id: simple-prohibitive-en-adj-m0Ox11~r
     
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