Associations to the word «Prohibitive»
Noun
- Cost
- Tariff
- Negation
- Importation
- Favorite
- Expense
- Precept
- Devise
- Price
- Inconsistency
- Odds
- Clause
- Legislation
- Restriction
- Tax
- Fee
- Upgrade
- Negative
- Requirement
- Prudence
- Mood
- Negroes
- Infrastructure
- Insurance
- Repair
- Terrain
- Maintenance
- Verb
- Abortion
- Interference
- Large
- Quantity
- Duty
- Equipment
- Amount
- Storage
- Considering
- Regulation
- Rent
- Consumption
- Consumer
- Lack
- Complexity
- Permit
- Scale
- Scenario
- Transaction
- Factor
- Alternative
- Application
- Traffic
- Fill
- Tunnel
- Loss
- Market
- Manufacturer
- Rate
Adjective
Wiktionary
PROHIBITIVE, adjective. Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
PROHIBITIVE, adjective. Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
PROHIBITIVE, noun. (linguistics) negative imperative
PROHIBITIVE MOOD, noun. (grammar) The negative imperative mood.
Dictionary definition
PROHIBITIVE, adjective. Tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.