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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Aside from all the implications for hardware vendors, this is the opposite of the business model for the typical horizontal software or cloud provider, which creates a disincentive for developers (and investors) to build scalable business plans.
—
Jason Andersen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Addressing the rebate system will help remove this current disincentive for using biosimilars.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
If Russia is faced not just by a trip-wire NATO peacekeeping force, primarily from Britain and France, but also by entrenched American commercial interests, heavy industry, and personnel, the combination would amount to a major disincentive to renew its aggression.
—Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for disincentive
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jason Andersen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Addressing the rebate system will help remove this current disincentive for using biosimilars.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
If Russia is faced not just by a trip-wire NATO peacekeeping force, primarily from Britain and France, but also by entrenched American commercial interests, heavy industry, and personnel, the combination would amount to a major disincentive to renew its aggression.
—Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for disincentive
Cite this Entry
“Disincentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disincentive. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share