deciding factor
noun
1
: something that causes someone to make a particular decision
The deciding factor was cost.
His lack of experience was the deciding factor in my decision not to hire him.
2
: something that causes something to end a particular way
His home run was the deciding factor in the game.
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The deciding factor for Guerrero was essentially a blank check offered via extension ahead of his final year of arbitration, a treatment only several players in recent history have received.
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Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, many Black entrepreneurs pointed out that the danger of racial violence was a deciding factor in their moving to Detroit.
—Kendra D. Boyd, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Camp Century’s legacy The effort and expense of maintaining a network of miles of tunnels in the ice cap was a deciding factor in the decision to shut down Camp Century in 1967.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Golden’s support was not a deciding factor in approving the bill, which passed 217-213 and now heads to the Senate, where moderate Democrats will have to decide whether to back it or not.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, many Black entrepreneurs pointed out that the danger of racial violence was a deciding factor in their moving to Detroit.
—Kendra D. Boyd, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Camp Century’s legacy The effort and expense of maintaining a network of miles of tunnels in the ice cap was a deciding factor in the decision to shut down Camp Century in 1967.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Golden’s support was not a deciding factor in approving the bill, which passed 217-213 and now heads to the Senate, where moderate Democrats will have to decide whether to back it or not.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deciding factor
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“Deciding factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deciding%20factor. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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