decisive/deciding/determining factor

noun

: the most important reason

Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision.

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Recent Examples on the Web Another determining factor is that cliques often focus on maintaining their popularity or status.1 How to Pronounce Clique Clique is pronounced like kleek, klēk, or klik. —

Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 July 2024 Now, campaign finance rules aren’t likely to be the only determining factor in who ultimately succeeds Biden. —

Nicole Narea, Vox, 21 July 2024 Age alone is not the determining factor of a person’s capacity to serve. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024 When asked about the commercial failure of mainstream Bollywood films tackling similar subjects, both Dwibhashyam and Sahai emphasized that the format is not the determining factor for success. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for decisive/deciding/determining factor

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