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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That contributes to high costs for homes and rentals that have priced some Anchorage residents out of the market, and creates a disincentive for workers that might move here.
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Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
In essence, the proposal is alliance without membership, less a security guarantee to Ukraine than a major disincentive to Moscow.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
That’s a disincentive to keep planting fields already threatened by missiles and strewn with explosive mines.
—Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2023
Like all complex geopolitical challenges, cyberthreats can be addressed using the right combination of incentives, disincentives, and compromises.
—Dmitri Alperovitch, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
The engagement ring, in fact, could be seen as a disincentive to marry.
—Time, 28 June 2023
This should reduce the disincentive for institutions to invest in researchers who focus on riskier or longer term projects.
—Bycathleen O’Grady, science.org, 16 June 2023
Economists offer mixed views on whether the most recent federal unemployment supplement is a major disincentive to work.
—Brian Chappatta, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
Her office said the goal would be to reduce disincentives for in-person work, make the budget less reliant on a small number of large companies and help San Francisco compete better with other cities.
—J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2023
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Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
In essence, the proposal is alliance without membership, less a security guarantee to Ukraine than a major disincentive to Moscow.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
That’s a disincentive to keep planting fields already threatened by missiles and strewn with explosive mines.
—Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2023
Like all complex geopolitical challenges, cyberthreats can be addressed using the right combination of incentives, disincentives, and compromises.
—Dmitri Alperovitch, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
The engagement ring, in fact, could be seen as a disincentive to marry.
—Time, 28 June 2023
This should reduce the disincentive for institutions to invest in researchers who focus on riskier or longer term projects.
—Bycathleen O’Grady, science.org, 16 June 2023
Economists offer mixed views on whether the most recent federal unemployment supplement is a major disincentive to work.
—Brian Chappatta, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
Her office said the goal would be to reduce disincentives for in-person work, make the budget less reliant on a small number of large companies and help San Francisco compete better with other cities.
—J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
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