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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In short, copyright law might create a strong disincentive for companies to release open-weight models.
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
This creates artificial incentives and disincentives that seem random at best.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The last thing Illinois should be doing right now is creating new disincentives to hiring.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Furthermore, hard disincentives like prison do not defend civilization against the entropic impulses of human nature.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
This creates artificial incentives and disincentives that seem random at best.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The last thing Illinois should be doing right now is creating new disincentives to hiring.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Furthermore, hard disincentives like prison do not defend civilization against the entropic impulses of human nature.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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