disincentive.

A condition that makes an action less attractive or worthwhile.

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Words that belong together

• financial disincentive
• disincentive to invest

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High transaction fees created a disincentive to invest.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular disincentive; plural disincentives. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, social science. Commonness: moderately common.