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Definition of Disincentive

1. Noun. A negative motivational influence.

Definition of Disincentive

1. Noun. that which discourages a particular behaviour; a deterrent ¹

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Definition of Disincentive

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disincentive

Literary usage of Disincentive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting by Paul Waide, International Energy Agency, Satoshi Tanishima (2006)
"... Subsidies: a disincentive to invest in efficient lighting Many countries, especially in non-OECD countries, subsidise electricity tariffs for domestic ..."

2. Self-Sufficiency for Poor Families: Opportunities and Disincentives on the (1994)
"1 In this appendix, we provide this analysis, define disincentive effects ... To gain information about the disincentive effects of public assistance ..."

3. Paradise Regained: Prospects for a New Social Order in the Third Millennium by Walter Prytulak (2000)
"disincentive to leave one 's country In one forum a story was told of two young men, James and his brother, finding it necessary to leave Canada because the ..."

4. SSA Disability: Program Redesign Necessary to Encourage Return to Work by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... Benefit Structure Provides disincentive to Low-Wage Work Work Incentives Ineffective in Motivating People to Work Current DI and SSI Program Structure ..."

5. Closing the Cereals Gap with Trade and Food Aid by Barbara Huddleston (1984)
"Theory gives no clear answer to the question of whether or not food aid creates a disincentive for domestic agricultural production. ..."

6. Food Aid: Competing Goals and Requirements Hinder Title I Program Results by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The disincentive effect underscores a difficulty in the title I program. ... disincentive effects can affect domestic production of those commodities that ..."

7. Nuclear Coexistence: Rethinking U. S. Policy to Promote Stability in an Era by William C. Martel, William T. Pendley (1998)
"A significant disincentive was the risk of an Indian preemptive attack against Pakistan's nuclear weapons program. After all, India's nuclear program was ..."

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