counterincentive

noun

An incentive not to do something, or one offered in opposition to another incentive.

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Meanings

nouncounterincentive (plural counterincentives)

plural counterincentives

  1. An incentive not to do something, or one offered in opposition to another incentive.

Origin

From counter- + incentive.

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APA

counterincentive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterincentive

MLA

“counterincentive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterincentive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterincentive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterincentive.

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