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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If everyone gets a free pass, then that makes fools of those who followed the law and acts as a disincentive to anyone doing so in the future.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024
Since corporate profits are already taxed, taxing capital gains at full rates can be seen as a form of double taxation and a disincentive to invest in corporate investment returns that help spur growth, innovation and hiring.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 18 July 2024
The authors present four approaches: assertive persuasion, incentives and disincentives, common vision, and openness and involvement.
—Dan Ciampa
adam Bryant, Harvard Business Review, 1 July 2024
There is a comparable disincentive to wait, especially if Putin is bent on exacting revenge.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2023
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024
Since corporate profits are already taxed, taxing capital gains at full rates can be seen as a form of double taxation and a disincentive to invest in corporate investment returns that help spur growth, innovation and hiring.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 18 July 2024
The authors present four approaches: assertive persuasion, incentives and disincentives, common vision, and openness and involvement.
—Dan Ciampa
adam Bryant, Harvard Business Review, 1 July 2024
There is a comparable disincentive to wait, especially if Putin is bent on exacting revenge.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2023
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 3 Oct. 2024.
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