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prohibitive

/ˌproʊbɪˈtɪv/ adjective · British & US
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What does prohibitive mean?

adjective

Extremely expensive or prohibitively costly; making something impossible or impractical to do or achieve.

Example

"The prohibitive cost of the project made it impossible to proceed with the original plan."

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