decisive/deciding/determining factor

noun

: the most important reason

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

Examples of decisive/deciding/determining factor in a Sentence

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Getting it right can be a determining factor in achieving a financially secure retirement. —Joel Johnson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

But that muddles the issue with something that shouldn’t be any kind of determining factor. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024

Here’s The Allworth Advice: Taxes shouldn’t be the only determining factor when making your financial decisions. —Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024

Which country has more and better artillery ammunition might be the decisive factor as Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds into its third year. —David Axe, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

For most visitors, the chance to see pandas will not be the determining factor to come to San Diego, so the increase in total tourists will be small. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024

But interior pass-rush pressure will be the true determining factor, as those defensive ends have to think as much about containing Mahomes in the pocket as getting their hands on him. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024

Clout is often thought to be the determining factor. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2024

Again, your personal comfort is going to be the determining factor. —Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2024