disincentive

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Recent Examples of disincentive The cash-conscious Pirates, however, also have a strong disincentive to trade Skenes, who entering his third season is only 23 years old himself. Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Bigger rewards for real, long-term success and severe disincentives for failure make more sense. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Price controls create disincentives for production and thus inflation. Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Simplify taxes and benefits to reduce unintended disincentives (as when a small increase in wages triggers a big loss of income). Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disincentive

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“Disincentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disincentive. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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