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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Whatever the financial merits of the decision, Boeing clearly faced significant disincentives to introduce a BWB aircraft given the potential for cannibalization of its existing wide-body offering.
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Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noncitizens are prohibited from voting in federal elections by a 1996 law that penalizes offenders with heavy fines, up to one year in prison, and deportation, which Morales-Doyle says further disincentives the crime.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
In the worst-case scenario, tax credits create disincentives to work.
—Veronique De Rugy, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2024
As the pace of such severe events accelerates, there is a need to reconsider the incentives (and lack of disincentives) to build in risky areas.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noncitizens are prohibited from voting in federal elections by a 1996 law that penalizes offenders with heavy fines, up to one year in prison, and deportation, which Morales-Doyle says further disincentives the crime.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
In the worst-case scenario, tax credits create disincentives to work.
—Veronique De Rugy, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2024
As the pace of such severe events accelerates, there is a need to reconsider the incentives (and lack of disincentives) to build in risky areas.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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 16 Nov. 2024.
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