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View definitions for disincentive

disincentive

noun as in determent

noun as in deterrence

noun as in deterrent

noun as in discouragement

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Example Sentences

The one that’s based on conditions because it’s required to have low income might create the disincentives the board is talking about, but the universal one is less likely to create disincentives.

Government bureaucracy, they argued, disrupts markets and disincentives work and competition.

From Time

Right now, she said, contact-tracing efforts are hindered by “deep disincentives” for people to quarantine.

That not only created a risk for everyone – since that person may be exposed to others while being transported to wherever they were getting tested – it also created a disincentive to test people who weren’t symptomatic, he said.

That’s because while many Democrats favor a bigger bill, Republicans by and large think the economy is in better shape than it was last spring and have objected to benefits that might serve as a disincentive, keeping Americans from looking for work.

From Fortune

He thinks leaving large sums to children is a disincentive for them to go out and do great things on their own.

First and foremost, Israel has the disincentive of advantage.

It creates a disincentive for employers to hire people who may need government assistance to afford insurance.

Iran knows this, and that is itself a disincentive for them to proceed.

This provides a disincentive for people to know their HIV status.

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On this page you'll find 98 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to disincentive, such as: deterrence, dissuasion, obviation, preclusion, and preemption.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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