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How to pronounce “prohibitive

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Pronunciation guide for prohibitive

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Practice the English pronunciation of prohibitive with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Los Angeles Community Broadband ProjectJOSH SHAPIRO: It's usually cost-prohibitive, especially
Definition summary
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

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How to pronounce prohibitive

Los Angeles Community Broadband Project

JOSH SHAPIRO: It's usually cost-prohibitive, especially

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “prohibitive

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
  • Requiring an unreasonable or impractical effort.
  • Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
  • (US) Being the presumptive or likely winner of a contest.
  • [Noun]
  • (grammar) A negative imperative.

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