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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Deadlines and a combination of incentives to change and disincentives to stick with the old.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
If Russia is faced not just by a trip-wire NATO peacekeeping force, primarily from Britain and France, but also by entrenched American commercial interests, heavy industry, and personnel, the combination would amount to a major disincentive to renew its aggression.
—Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Because nuclear war would result in mutually assured destruction for both sides and conventional conflict could easily escalate to the nuclear level, the U.S. and Soviet governments had strong disincentives to fight each other.
—Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
Pet owners must pay for most of these steps, which can be a further disincentive.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
If Russia is faced not just by a trip-wire NATO peacekeeping force, primarily from Britain and France, but also by entrenched American commercial interests, heavy industry, and personnel, the combination would amount to a major disincentive to renew its aggression.
—Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Because nuclear war would result in mutually assured destruction for both sides and conventional conflict could easily escalate to the nuclear level, the U.S. and Soviet governments had strong disincentives to fight each other.
—Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
Pet owners must pay for most of these steps, which can be a further disincentive.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Disincentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disincentive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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