disincentivise

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A form of disincentivize — To discourage or demotivate by means of a disincentive.

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Meanings

verbdisincentivise (third-person singular simple present disincentivises, present participle disincentivising, simple past and past participle disincentivised)

present singular third person disincentivises · participle present disincentivising · participle past disincentivised · past disincentivised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of disincentivize.
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    Alexander Ehmann, chairman of the council's transport and air quality services committee, said: "SWR's proposals are extremely short-sighted, increased usage of public transport is an essential part of our fight against climate change and by reducing local rail services SWR will further disincentivise residents to use public transport. […]"

    2021 September 8, Paul Clifton, “News Special: Opposition mounts to SWR's planned timetable reductions”, in RAIL, number 939, pages 25–26

Origin

From disincentive + -ise or dis- + incentivise.

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APA

disincentivise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disincentivise

MLA

“disincentivise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disincentivise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disincentivise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disincentivise.

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