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counterincentive

counterincentive noun: an incentive not to do something, or one offered in opposition to another incentive.

Noun

counterincentive (plural counterincentives)

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

Forms of counterincentive

pluralcounterincentives

Origin of counterincentive

From counter- + incentive.

Questions about counterincentive

What does counterincentive mean?
Counterincentive means an incentive not to do something, or one offered in opposition to another incentive.
What part of speech is counterincentive?
Counterincentive is a noun.
What is the plural of counterincentive?
The plural of counterincentive is counterincentives.

Words near counterincentive in the dictionary

  1. counterimmunoelectrophoretic
  2. counterimperialism
  3. counterimperialist
  4. counterimpulse
  5. counterimpulses
  6. counterincentive
  7. counterincentives
  8. counterincision
  9. counterincisions
  10. counterinclination
  11. counterinclinations

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