disincentive

noun

dis·in·cen·tive ˌdis-in-ˈsen-tiv

: deterrent

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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Those half-dozen years of club control, at less-than-free-market salaries, act as a slight disincentive to sign free agents who might be approaching or already past their athletic peaks at around age 30. —

David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for disincentive