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English-Thai Dictionary

prohibitive

ADJ ซึ่ง ยับยั้ง  ซึ่ง จำกัด  restrictive restraining limiting sueng-yab-yang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROHIBITIVE, PROHIBITORY

a.Forbidding; implying prohibition.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROHIBITIVE

Pro *hib "it *ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. prohibitif. ]

 

Defn: That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is prohibitive.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prohibitive

pro hib i tive |prəˈhibitiv, prō -prəˈhɪbədɪv proʊˈhɪbədɪv | adjective 1 (of a price or charge ) excessively high; difficult or impossible to pay: the costs involved were prohibitive | prohibitive interest rates. 2 (esp. of a law or rule ) forbidding or restricting something: prohibitive legislation. (of a condition or situation ) preventing someone from doing something: a wind over force 5 is prohibitive. DERIVATIVES pro hib i tive ly adverb, pro hib i tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from French prohibitif, -ive or Latin prohibitivus, from prohibit- kept in check, from the verb prohibere (see prohibit ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

prohibitive

pro |hibi ¦tive |prə (ʊ )ˈhɪbɪtɪv | adjective 1 (of a law or rule ) forbidding or restricting something: prohibitive legislation. preventing someone from doing something: books made browser-proof with prohibitive cellophane wrapping. 2 (of a price or charge ) so high as to prevent something being done or bought: the cost of converting existing power stations is likely to be prohibitive. DERIVATIVES prohibitively adverb, prohibitiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 1 ): from French prohibitif, -ive or Latin prohibitivus, from prohibit- kept in check , from the verb prohibere (see prohibit ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prohibitive

prohibitive adjective 1 prohibitive costs: exorbitant, excessively high, sky-high, overinflated; out of the question, beyond one's means; extortionate, unreasonable; informal steep, criminal. 2 prohibitive regulations: proscriptive, prohibitory, restrictive, repressive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prohibitive

prohibitive adjective 1 production costs have been prohibitive: excessively high, extortionate, excessive, exorbitant, sky-high, preposterous, outrageous, scandalous, out of the question, beyond one's means, more than one can afford, unreasonable, impossible, overinflated; informal steep, criminal. 2 prohibitive regulations: proscriptive, prohibitory, restrictive, suppressive, repressive, restraining, inhibitory.

 

Duden Dictionary

prohibitiv

pro hi bi tiv Adjektiv besonders Fachsprache |prohibit i v |verhindernd, abhaltend; vorbeugend prohibitive Preise, Steuern | die Regelung wirkt prohibitiv

 

Prohibitiv

Pro hi bi tiv Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Prohibit i v |der Prohibitiv; Genitiv: des Prohibitivs, Plural: die Prohibitive Modus des Verbs, der ein Verbot, eine Warnung oder Mahnung ausdrückt; verneinte Befehlsform

 

Prohibitivmaßregel

Pro hi bi tiv maß re gel Substantiv, feminin , die |Prohibit i vmaßregel |Maßnahme des Staates, durch die er die persönliche und wirtschaftliche Freiheit beschränkt, um bestimmte Missstände zu vermeiden

 

Prohibitivsystem

Pro hi bi tiv sys tem Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Prohibit i vsystem |das Prohibitivsystem; Genitiv: des Prohibitivsystems, Plural: die Prohibitivsysteme Maßnahmen des Staates, durch die er die persönliche und wirtschaftliche Freiheit beschränkt, um Missstände zu vermeiden

 

Prohibitivzoll

Pro hi bi tiv zoll Substantiv, maskulin Wirtschaft , der |Prohibit i vzoll |besonders hoher Zoll zur Beschränkung der Einfuhr

 

Spanish Dictionary

prohibitivo, -va

prohibitivo, -va adjetivo 1 Que prohíbe o sirve para prohibir :con esta fórmula se pretendía dejar a salvo el principio prohibitivo de los pactos sucesorios .SINÓNIMO prohibitorio .2 Que es muy caro y no está al alcance de la mayoría de la gente :las viviendas tienen precios prohibitivos .SINÓNIMO prohibitorio .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prohibitive

pro hib i tive /proʊhɪ́bətɪv |prə (ʊ )-/形容詞 ⦅主に書 ⦆1 かたく 〈値段や税金が 〉法外な .2 〈規則が 〉 (行為を )阻止するための ; 禁制の .ly 副詞 法外に 〈高価な 〉.