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   disincentive

   /ˌdɪs(ɪ)nˈsɛntɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a factor, especially a financial disadvantage, that discourages a particular action: "spiralling house prices are beginning to act as a disincentive to development"

   adjective

   • 1. tending to discourage: "higher taxes have major disincentive effects on work effort"

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   What does disincentive mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DISINCENTIVE meaning: 1. something that makes people not want to do something or not work hard: 2. something that makes…. Learn more.

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   What is a disincentive to do STH?

   • a disincentive (for sb) to do sth The tax on large pensions could be a disincentive to save for retirement. a disincentive to doing sth Working on a fixed-fee basis is a disincentive to agreeing to act for certain clients. create/provide a disincentive Prices send signals to producers telling them what to supply, while taxes create disincentives.

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   What is the difference between a reward and a disincentive?

   • A reward or punishment, unlike an incentive or disincentive, is understood to be merited or deserved. Negligent mistakes can be penalized as lesser included public-welfare offences with monetary disincentives. Alienation of a large share of agricultural produce from the real cultivator acted as disincentive for the producer.

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   • To add disincentive to a word list please sign up or log in. Add disincentive to one of your lists below, or create a new one. DISINCENTIVE definition: 1. something that makes people not want to do something or not work hard: 2. something that makes…. Learn more.

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   Should we stop a disincentive to invest?

   • Stopping a disincentive to invest is not the same as creating an incentive or providing a subsidy. It's a disincentive for business and it degrades the distortions of enormous proportions. But other disincentives still exist, which contribute to the high unemployment rate of people with disabilities.

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   Can monetary disincentives be used to motivate workers?

   • Negligent mistakes can be penalized as lesser included public-welfare offences with monetary disincentives. Alienation of a large share of agricultural produce from the real cultivator acted as disincentive for the producer. It might be imagined that explicit disincentives could also be used to motivate workers.

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     DISINCENTIVE meaning: 1. something that makes people not...

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     DISINCENTIVE definicja: 1. something that makes people not...

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     DISINCENTIVE translate: 限制；起抑制作用的因素；遏制因素. Learn more in the...

   • Inducement

     INDUCEMENT definition: 1. an act or thing that is intended...

   • Portuguese Translation

     DISINCENTIVE translate: desincentivo, falta de incentivos....

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     DISINCENTIVE translate: 限制；起抑制作用的因素；遏制因素. Learn more in the...

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     DISINFECTANT definition: 1. a substance that contains...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     disincentive 의미, 정의, disincentive의 정의: 1. something that...

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   A disincentive is something that discourages or deters, such as high interest rates or government regulations. Learn more about the word history, usage and synonyms of disincentive from Dictionary.com.

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   A disincentive makes you not want to do something. The possibility of getting an expensive ticket is one disincentive for speeding on the highway.

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   disincentive. (dɪsɪnsɛntɪv ) Word forms: disincentives. variable noun. A disincentive is something which discourages people from behaving or acting in a particular way. [formal] High marginal tax rates may act as a disincentive to working longer hours. Synonyms: discouragement, deterrent, impediment, damper More Synonyms of disincentive.