disincentivize

[ dis-in-sen-ti-vahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·in·cen·tiv·ized, dis·in·cen·tiv·iz·ing.

1. to discourage or deter by removing incentives: More affordable cholesterol-lowering medication may disincentivize people from adopting a vegetarian diet.

   The expiration of tax credits will disincentivize future participation in the energy-efficiency program.

   More affordable cholesterol-lowering medication may disincentivize people from adopting a vegetarian diet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disincentivize¹

First recorded in 1985–90; dis- ¹( def ) + incentivize ( def )

Example Sentences

States have led the way in enacting laws to disincentivize the use of AI for ill.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, said Michele Zuin, the city official in charge of budgeting and economics, the aim is “to better manage the numbers of tourists and disincentivize mass tourism, which is what creates, let’s say, the difficulty of living in this city.”

From New York Times

Porter also expressed skepticism over Wall Street’s incursion into the housing market, saying her plan that would disincentivize investment firms from viewing real estate speculation as a financial tool to grow their own profits.

From Los Angeles Times

Washington’s capital gains tax could “disincentivize people to come here or incentivize them to leave,” said Aaron Johnson, tax counsel with Lane Powell, a law firm that challenged the capital gains tax in court.

From Seattle Times

“These bans disincentivize the far safer product and move people back to a product that’s going to kill one in two of them,” Douglas says.

From Seattle Times