Examples of disincentive in a Sentence
We considered volunteering, but the complicated application process was a disincentive.
The complicated application process was a disincentive to volunteering our time.
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One way to offset such disincentives could be to offer significant financial prizes for those inventing a vaccine.
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Jennifer Hillman, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2020
Despite resistance and heavy lobbying from the beverage industry, these measures show how financial disincentives can effectively promote healthier choices.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Any noncitizen who does faces the potential of felony charges and deportation, a significant disincentive.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Those half-dozen years of club control, at less-than-free-market salaries, act as a slight disincentive to sign free agents who might be approaching or already past their athletic peaks at around age 30.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Hillman, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2020
Despite resistance and heavy lobbying from the beverage industry, these measures show how financial disincentives can effectively promote healthier choices.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Any noncitizen who does faces the potential of felony charges and deportation, a significant disincentive.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Those half-dozen years of club control, at less-than-free-market salaries, act as a slight disincentive to sign free agents who might be approaching or already past their athletic peaks at around age 30.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Disincentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disincentive. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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