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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The low pay creates a disincentive for psychologists and psychiatrists to join insurance networks.
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Aneri Pattani, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
In Bhaumik’s opinion, the drug shortage has come from a combination of supply chain failures, regulatory bottlenecks, and economic disincentives.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
One 2019 paper by university researchers estimated that donors face financial disincentives in the range of $38,000.
—Ruby Rorty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
This different patent protection of biologics versus small molecule drugs creates a disincentive that is already reducing investment into small molecule medicines.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Aneri Pattani, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
In Bhaumik’s opinion, the drug shortage has come from a combination of supply chain failures, regulatory bottlenecks, and economic disincentives.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
One 2019 paper by university researchers estimated that donors face financial disincentives in the range of $38,000.
—Ruby Rorty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
This different patent protection of biologics versus small molecule drugs creates a disincentive that is already reducing investment into small molecule medicines.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disincentive
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“Disincentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disincentive. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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