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.

Examples of deciding factor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rising costs of being a parent The cost of raising a child also has been a deciding factor for many parents to keep their family small, said Toni Falbo, social psychologist and a professor in the educational psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin. —Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025

Texture, more than appearance, often proves to be the deciding factor in whether consumers accept or reject a new food product. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025

Sellers' health could be the deciding factor in whether South Carolina can keep pace. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025

For families, the answers signal whether a school’s culture truly aligns with their family’s values, and that alignment can be the deciding factor. —Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for deciding factor

• bioreactor
• acter
• actor
• tractor
• attractor
• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor
• contractor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor