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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisincentivize
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make (someone) less likely to do something by providing negative consequences or removing positive incentives.
"The new policy was designed to disincentivize excessive spending by imposing higher taxes." - 2
To discourage a particular behavior or action through deterrents.
"The company aimed to disincentivize late submissions by enforcing strict deadlines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disincentivize' is derived from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'to reverse' and 'incentivize', which comes from 'incentive', a term rooted in the Latin 'incentivus', meaning 'to set in motion'. The word evolved in the late 20th century as a part of economic and behavioral discussions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disincentivize" is said worldwide
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Désinciter
Transliteration: day-zan-see-tay
"La nouvelle politique vise à désinciter les dépenses excessives."
Entmutigen
Transliteration: ent-moo-ti-gen
"Die neue Regelung soll übermäßige Ausgaben entmutigen."
Disincentivare
Transliteration: dee-sin-tih-vah-reh
"La nuova politica mira a disincentivare le spese eccessive."
Desincentivar
Transliteration: des-in-sen-tee-var
"La nueva política busca desincentivar el gasto excesivo."
Desincentivar
Transliteration: des-in-sen-tee-var
"A nova política visa desincentivar gastos excessivos."
निरुत्साहित करना
Transliteration: nirutsahit karna
"नई नीति अत्यधिक खर्च को निरुत्साहित करने का प्रयास करती है।"
抑制
Transliteration: yìzhì
"新政策旨在抑制过度消费。"
억제하다
Transliteration: eokjehada
"새 정책은 과도한 소비를 억제하는 것을 목표로 한다."
抑制する
Transliteration: yokusei suru
"新しい政策は過度な支出を抑制することを目指している。"
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