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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Government interference in the market — using taxpayer money to build affordable housing, subsidizing mortgages, imposing zoning restrictions — creates another set of disincentives.
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Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Government interference in the market — using taxpayer money to build affordable housing, subsidizing mortgages, imposing zoning restrictions — creates another set of disincentives.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Chesterton’s Isabel Durkin said concentrating data centers where green energy is already available offers a disincentive for investing in new renewable energy sources and threatens the water supply in those areas.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
But there is also a new disincentive for some of the middle-class donors who itemize their tax returns due to the new floor for itemizers being able to deduct charitable gifts.
—Jon Bergdoll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
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Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Government interference in the market — using taxpayer money to build affordable housing, subsidizing mortgages, imposing zoning restrictions — creates another set of disincentives.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Chesterton’s Isabel Durkin said concentrating data centers where green energy is already available offers a disincentive for investing in new renewable energy sources and threatens the water supply in those areas.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
But there is also a new disincentive for some of the middle-class donors who itemize their tax returns due to the new floor for itemizers being able to deduct charitable gifts.
—Jon Bergdoll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Disincentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disincentive. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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